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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 1556 — just 11 short of his peak of 1567 (Aug 2025, age 25). He has fluctuated between 1525 and 1567 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May-June Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-2, 2026 April-May Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-4, and 2026 January-February Marshall Thursday Open Round 4-6.
Current rating
1556
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1579
All-time high
1567
−11 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 25
Aug 2025 · age 25
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,974
#163,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −11 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1567 · at age 25
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
5/ 1631.3%
5W0D11L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #17 | 1218 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2449 | +26.0 |
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 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #28 | 762 | 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
#4,611
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#20,074
in continent
World
#163,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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