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Zeltsan, Joseph
IM🇺🇸FIDE 30932980· Male· United States of America· Born in 2002
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Joseph Zeltsan, a 24-year-old American International Master, is rated 2382 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day - GM A. Also played 3 rapid events (including AThe Second Chess Championship at Ariel University in Memory of the Fallen) recently. His peak of 2439 was reached at age 22 (Jan 2024, American #70 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 22). At junior level, he reached World #69 in U20, World #58 in U14 and #11 and #11 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2382
Standard
Rpd2269·Blz2325
All-time high
2439
−57 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 22
Jan 2024 · age 22
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#99 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
19 entries2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 95th 2024 FIDE Congress
Oct 2024
Peak American rank: #70
at age 22 · rated 2439
Jan 2024
All-time peak 2439
at age 22 · −57 from today
Jan 2024
2022
69th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2427
Nov 2022
Crossed 2400
at age 20
Sep 2022
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 20
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2379 → 2382
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #8 | 2406 | +2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAditeya DasFM
🇺🇸USA·2289
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMykola BortnykIM
🇺🇦UKR·2440
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsMark ParaguaGM
🇵🇭PHI·2410
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAaron JacobsonIM
🇺🇸USA·2364
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsLiam PutnamIM
🇺🇸USA·2497
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#99
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#227
in continent
World
#1,994
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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