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Friedel, Joshua
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2017199· Male· United States of America· Born in 1986
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Joshua Friedel, a 40-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2544 — just 18 short of his peak of 2562 (Jan 2018, age 32) and ranked 27th among American players, and 348th worldwide. He is currently in the 2525–2550 range. 15 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent appearances: 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026 and I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Chihuahua 2025. He took a 79-month break between Sep 2018 and May 2025. He reached World #312 in Nov 2025.
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 22), IM in 2005 (age 19), and FM in 2003 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #42 in U20, World #49 in U18 and #6 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2544
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2514
All-time high
2562
−18 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 32
Jan 2018 · age 32
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#27
#27 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Peak World rank: #312
at age 39 · rated 2552
Nov 2025
Peak American rank: #24
at age 39 · rated 2552
Jun 2025
2018
Inactive for 79 months
paused at 2552 → returned at 2552
Sep 2018
All-time peak 2562
at age 32 · −18 from today
Jan 2018
2015
1,000 career games
at age 29
Oct 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Feb 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
2552 → 2544
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
11.5/ 1576.7%
11W1D3L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIsaac Antonio Garcia GuerreroFM2,338·I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Chihuahua 2025·R4·+2.3
3.[W]vsJose Alberto Sanchez NegreirosFM2,301·51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026·R3·+2.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #17 | 2391 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2367 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVaruzhan AkobianGM
🇺🇸USA·2553
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Jun 2016
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vsJustin SarkarIM
🇺🇸USA·2277
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsGata KamskyGM
🇫🇷FRA·2596
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2421
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsKayden TroffGM
🇺🇸USA·2482
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Jun 2016
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#27
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#46
in continent
World
#348
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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