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Brannon, Joshua Scott

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FIDEFIDE 2085666· Male· United States of America· Born in 1998

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Joshua Scott Brannon, a 28-year-old American player, is rated 1892 — just 9 short of his peak of 1901 (Feb 2025, age 27). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 6 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 240 C Sizzler, 2025 Houston Open, and Houston Juneteenth Open. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2016–2018) and 41 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #81 and #90 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1892

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1901

−9 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 27

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#50,149

#50,149 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 28
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1901
at age 27 · −9 from today
Feb 2025
2018
81st American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1856
Oct 2018
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1856 → returned at 1830
Jul 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2017
2016
90th American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1859
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Atharva Bist 2,043
Houston Juneteenth Open · Jun 2025 · +3.9 Elo
Evolution
-9
1901 → 1892
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
3W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAmeya Haldankar1,908·Houston Juneteenth Open·R3·+10.2
2.[W]vsShriyan Vuyyuru1,908·Houston Juneteenth Open·R4·+10.2
3.[W]vsLeonel Bee1,765·2025 Houston Open·R4·+6.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSrikar Kandikayala1,787·Houston Juneteenth Open·R6·-13.1
2.[L]vsRahul Mynala2,068·Houston Juneteenth Open·R5·-5.5
3.[L]vsRonak Hiwale2,105·Houston Juneteenth Open·R7·-4.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
240 C Sizzler
Swiss
Feb 20260.5/1#61806-2.4
2025 Houston Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/4#241831-6.2
Houston Juneteenth Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/7#191939-1.0

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,373
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,536
in continent
World
#50,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1373🇺🇸Brannon, Joshua Scott1,892
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
5536🇺🇸Brannon, Joshua Scott1,892
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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50149🇺🇸Brannon, Joshua Scott1,892