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Shou, Joshua
🇺🇸FIDE 39966070· Male· United States of America· Born in 2000
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Joshua Shou, a 26-year-old American player, is rated 1533. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April-May Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-4, 2026 January-February Marshall Thursday Open Round 4-6, and 2026 January-February Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-3. His peak of 1567 was reached at age 25 (Aug 2025).
Current rating
1533
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1579
All-time high
1567
−34 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 25
Aug 2025 · age 25
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#171,996
#171,996 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 25
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 25
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1567
at age 25 · −34 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1567 · at age 25
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
4/ 1428.6%
4W0D10L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 1078 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2405 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #11 | 1894 | +29.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #30 | 1565 | -40.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #15 | 855 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 July-August Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 2-6 (-40.8 Elo, finished #30).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,645
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#21,041
in continent
World
#171,961
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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