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Wan, Joseph
CM🇺🇸FIDE 2069890· Male· United States of America· Born in 2001
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Joseph Wan, a 25-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2255 — just 7 short of his peak of 2262 (Jul 2023, age 22) and sitting in the top 4% of American players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 13 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Carolinas Classic - Championship and 2025 National Open. Also played 1 rapid (including CCC Wednesday Action Quads 137 - A) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 27-month break between Oct 2019 and Feb 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 22). Earned a IM norm at 16th annual Southwest Class Championships - Master 2025. At junior level, he reached #42, #24 and #20 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2255
Standard
Rpd2139·Blz2175
All-time high
2262
−7 pts below
Jul 2023 · age 22
Jul 2023 · age 22
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#227 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Jan 2025
2023
80th American 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2262
Jul 2023
All-time peak 2262
at age 22 · −7 from today
Jul 2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 22
Jun 2023
Crossed 2200
at age 22
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2255 → 2255
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #60 | 2633 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #100 | 2237 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArshaq Saleem
🇺🇸USA·2131
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsJames Neal
🇺🇸USA·2052
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsAnjaneya Sripathy RaoCM
🇺🇸USA·2036
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsMichael Takahashi
🇺🇸USA·2089
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met May 2019
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vsOlexandr BortnykGM
🇺🇦UKR·2604
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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United States of America
#227
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#632
in continent
World
#5,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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