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Parsons, Justin
CM🇧🇧FIDE 11101792· Male· Barbados· Born in 1996
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Justin Parsons, a 30-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1944 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sittu Chess Championship - Group B, 2025 Michael Forde Memorial, and 2025 Barbados National Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including Farley's Rotational Chess Challenge 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Grandmaster Nigel Short Blitz Challenge) recently. He took a 20-month break between Jan 2012 and Oct 2013. He reached #6 nationally in Sep 2020 and has been in top 10 for 54 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 28). At junior level, he reached #3, #5 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1944
Standard
Rpd1882·Blz1925
All-time high
1944
at best
Jan 2026 · age 30
Jan 2026 · age 30
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#37,963
#37,963 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 10 since Oct 2024
National top 10 since Oct 2024
Career timeline
16 entries2026
54 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 27 months · since Jan 2019
May 2026
All-time peak 1944
at age 30
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1680 → 1884
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 28
Feb 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1916 → 1944
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
13W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1937 | +0.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2122 | +34.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 1890 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmar Edwards
🇧🇧BAR·1961
+13 −9 =5
27 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKemp Lynch
🇧🇧BAR·1922
+1 −11 =7
19 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBryan PrescodCM
🇧🇧BAR·1998
+1 −16 =1
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMark Lowe
🇧🇧BAR·1766
+7 −6 =5
18 games·last met Oct 2020
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vsPhilip CorbinFM
🇧🇧BAR·1901
+6 −7 =2
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Barbados
#6
out of 58 players
Americas
#4,108
in continent
World
#37,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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