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Stearman, Josiah
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2062496· Male· United States of America· Born in 2003
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Josiah Stearman, a 23-year-old American International Master, is rated 2481 — his current career high and ranked 49th among American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈96/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - GM, and 2025 December NYCNorms FIDE Swiss - Masters. Also played 1 blitz event (including Mechanic's End of 2025 Celebration Blitz - 1800 and Over) recently. He reached American #49 in Oct 2023.
Awarded IM in 2021 (age 18) and FM in 2016 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #39 in U20, World #34 in U18, World #46 in U16, World #38 in U14 and World #37 in U12.
Current rating
2481
Standard
Rpd2313·Blz2396
All-time high
2481
at best
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
135
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#49
#49 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
23 entries2026
All-time peak 2481
at age 23
May 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+39 Elo
Nov 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 21
Jul 2024
2023
39th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2479
Dec 2023
Peak American rank: #49
at age 20 · rated 2476
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 20
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
2448 → 2481
Tournaments
12
83 games
Score
59/ 8371.1%
47W24D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2852 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #1 | 2516 | +5.5 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #2 | 2543 | +4.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #13 | 2274 | -7.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 2444 | -1.7 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2590 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2420 | +0.7 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2460 | +0.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2548 | +11.7 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2506 | +7.1 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsBalaji DaggupatiGM
🇺🇸USA·2459
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsElliott WinslowIM
🇺🇸USA·2010
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsLadia JirasekIM
🇺🇸USA·2361
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsShankar GauriIM
🇮🇳IND·2382
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsTitas StremaviciusGM
🇱🇹LTU·2567
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#49
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#91
in continent
World
#733
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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