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Walton, Josh
🇮🇪FIDE 2540339· Male· Ireland· Born in 2007
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Josh Walton, a 19-year-old Irish player, is rated 1653 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Cork Club Championship 2025-26 round 4, Cork Club Championship 2025-26 Round 2, and Cork Congress 2025 - Majors. Also played 1 rapid (including 2nd Rebel Rapid Open) and 3 blitz events (including Cork Chess Club Christmas Blitz - Invitational) recently.
At junior level, he reached #34 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1627
All-time high
1653
at best
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#126,592
#126,592 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
34th Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1653
May 2026
All-time peak 1653
at age 19
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1652 · at age 19
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
2/ 1118.2%
3W4D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #10 | 986 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #6 | 1090 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #33 | 1669 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Ireland
#698
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#87,060
in continent
World
#126,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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