 He took first place on tiebreak and placed third in the Grand Prix overall standings with 310 points.In November 2017 Jakovenko shared first place with Levon Aronian in the last leg of the FIDE Grand Prix 2017 series, which took place in Palma, Majorca, taking first place on tiebreak.In 2018, Jakovenko tied for 1st - 2rd place in the Superfinal of the 71st Russian championship in Satka, Chelyabinsk Oblast.