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Whearty, Josh
🇮🇪FIDE 2520800· Male· Ireland· Born in 2007
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Josh Whearty, a 19-year-old Irish player, is rated 1597 — just 29 short of his peak of 1626 (Jun 2024, age 17). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Brendan Jamison Chess Academy Classic 2026 and Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r6. Also played 5 rapid (including Northern Ireland v India: Team Rapid 2026) and 8 blitz events (including City of Bangor Spring Blitz 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #35, #22 and #17 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1597
Standard
Rpd1512·Blz1537
All-time high
1626
−29 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 17
Jun 2024 · age 17
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#148,179
#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
35th Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1620
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 19
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1355 → 1625
Jan 2025
2024
22nd Irish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1626
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1626
at age 17 · −29 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1592 → 1597
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
3/ 1323.1%
4W1D8L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2393 | -21.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2503 | +26.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #18 | 922 | -12.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2285 | +14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBrendan Jamison
🇮🇪IRL·1883
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRichard Proctor
🇮🇪IRL·1557
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPeter Campbell
🇮🇪IRL·1714
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAndrew Campbell
🇮🇪IRL·1951
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsElliot Riley
🇮🇪IRL·1665
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#790
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#98,939
in continent
World
#148,166
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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