Brandon Jacobson
{{short description|American chess grandmaster (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox chess biography
| name = Brandon Jacobson
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| country = United States
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|11|14}}
| birth_place = Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
| title = Grandmaster (2020)
| peakrating = 2583 (November 2024)
| FideID = 30901561
}}
Brandon Jacobson (born November 14, 2003) is an American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 2020 at the age of 16. He previously held the International Master (2018) and FIDE Master (2017) titles. He is ranked the 36th best player in the United States.{{Cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/30901561/chart |title=Brandon Jacobson player profile |website=FIDE.com |access-date=February 2, 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main227689.pdf |title=Title Application for Grandmaster |website=FIDE.com |access-date=February 2, 2021}} His highest rating was 2583 (in November 2024).{{Cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/30901561/chart |title=Brandon Jacobson rating chart |website=FIDE.com |access-date=February 2, 2021}} Brandon's older brother Aaron Jacobson holds the title of International Master.{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2089912 | title=Jacobson, Aaron }}
Chess career
In January 2020, Jacobson won the 2020 Charlotte Open in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a score of 7.0/9, half a point ahead of GM Cemil Can Ali Marandi, GM Akshat Chandra, GM Andrew Tang, GM Ulvi Bajarani, and IM Aaron Grabinsky. He earned his final GM norm and a $3000 prize.{{Cite web |url=http://chessstream.com/Charlotte-Open/table.aspx#254/Championship/Championship-standing-after-round9.html |title=2020 Charlotte Open Standings |website=Chessstream.com |access-date=February 10, 2021}}
Later in 2020, Jacobson participated in the 2020 US Junior Chess Championship. He ended the tournament with a 5.5 score and 4th in rankings.{{Cite web |url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=100333 |title=US Junior Championship |website=Chessgames.com |access-date=February 2, 2021}}
In May 2024, Jacobson gained notoriety by playing a dubious opening (1.a4 and 2.Ra3 as White and 1...a5 and 2...Ra6 as Black) during a match against Daniel Naroditsky, defeating him (+37, -26, =6). Jacobson's chess.com account (named "Viih_Sou") was later banned for cheating, though former World Champion Magnus Carlsen would later use the opening in all blitz games of the subsequent Early Titled Tuesday.{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/an-offer-you-can-t-refuse|title=An offer you can't refuse...|date=May 10, 2024}}
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| Jacobson vs. Nakamura, World Rapid Chess Championship 2024
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In December 2024, Jacobson again used the dubious opening 1.a4 (though without playing 2.Ra3), this time against Hikaru Nakamura in the World Rapid Chess Championship 2024, winning the game in 47 moves.{{Cite web |url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2817219 |title=Brandon Jacobson vs Hikaru Nakamura |website=Chessgames.com}}
References
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External links
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Category:American chess players
Category:Sportspeople from Plainfield, New Jersey
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