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Wood, Joshua
🇦🇺FIDE 3251373· Male· Australia· Born in 1970
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Joshua Wood, a 56-year-old Australian player, is rated 1416. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9, and 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 5-7. He took a 14-month break between Dec 2024 and Mar 2026. His peak of 1534 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1416
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1534
−118 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 54
Mar 2024 · age 54
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#214,118
#214,118 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
66th Australian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1421
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1491 → returned at 1461
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1193 → 1533
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 54
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 54
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1534
at age 54 · −118 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-75
1491 → 1416
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
1/ 147.1%
0W2D12L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0/2 | #53 | 720 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/3 | #45 | 1386 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | 934 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 758 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #60 | 694 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #48 | 1312 | -29.6 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,830
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#50,602
in continent
World
#213,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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