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Stein, Josiah
🇺🇸FIDE 30951712· Male· United States of America· Born in 1979
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Josiah Stein, a 47-year-old American player, is rated 1927. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Tim Just Winter Open XLII - Major, 2025 North Central Open, and 2025 Chicago Summer Open - U2100. His peak of 2059 was reached at age 40 (Dec 2019).
Current rating
1927
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1963
All-time high
2059
−132 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 40
Dec 2019 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,705
#41,705 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
17th American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1962
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1884 → 1962
Jan 2025
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Jul 2023
2020
15th American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2059
Oct 2020
2019
41st American 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2059
Dec 2019
Crossed 2000
at age 40
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1960 → 1927
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
5W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #29 | 1851 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #16 | 1700 | -15.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/3 | #9 | 2520 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2/3 | #117 | 2055 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,170
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#4,571
in continent
World
#41,705
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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