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Culbert, Joshua
🇦🇺FIDE 3229459· Male· Australia· Born in 1997
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Joshua Culbert, a 29-year-old Australian player, is rated 1956 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1950–2000 range. 28 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs, 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9, and 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 5-7. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Blitz) recently. He took a 51-month break between Oct 2021 and Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #29 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1956
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz1898
All-time high
1956
at best
Apr 2026 · age 29
Apr 2026 · age 29
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,422
#35,422 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1956
at age 29
Apr 2026
2022
47th Australian 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 1903
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1954
Oct 2021
2020
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Apr 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 21
Nov 2018
2017
29th Australian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1661
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1942 → 1956
Tournaments
6
28 games
Score
19.5/ 2869.6%
16W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 1996 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #41 | 1750 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2094 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #22 | 1865 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #27 | 1946 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #26 | 1982 | +8.6 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#173
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,275
in continent
World
#35,422
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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