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Pos, Joshua

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FIDEFIDE 16273400· Male· Germany· Born in 1947

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Joshua Pos, a 79-year-old German player, is rated 1570. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026, 4. Nestorenturnier 2026, and 27. NordWest-Cup Open B. He took a 18-month break between May 2024 and Dec 2025. His peak of 1631 was reached at age 77 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1570

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1631

−61 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 77

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#158,564

#158,564 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 78
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1385 → 1626
Dec 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1626 → returned at 1611
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 77
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 77
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
4. Nestorenturnier 2026
perf 1699 (+117) · 3.5/8 · #36
Top opponent
vs Gerhard Mietzelfeldt 1,814
4. Nestorenturnier 2026 · Mar 2026 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
-56
1626 → 1570
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
9/ 3426.5%
1W16D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/7#671529-11.8
4. Nestorenturnier 2026
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/8#361699+12.6
27. NordWest-Cup Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/7#1231419-33.8
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact Senioren
Swiss
Dec 20251/5#361534-8.8
Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 75
Swiss
Nov 20251/6#251510-14.4
Worst Elo result: 27. NordWest-Cup Open B (-33.8 Elo, finished #123).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,891
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#104,352
in continent
World
#158,548
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
12891🇩🇪Pos, Joshua1,570
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
104352🇩🇪Pos, Joshua1,570
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
158548🇩🇪Pos, Joshua1,570