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Buell, Joseph Lawrence

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FIDEFIDE 39982513· Male· United States of America· Born in 1988

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Joseph Lawrence Buell, a 38-year-old American player, is rated 1522 — just 18 short of his peak of 1540 (Oct 2025, age 37). He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 8 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open, 2025 Brennan's Open, and 2025 Beckstead Family Open.

Current rating

1522

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1540

−18 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 37

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#176,247

#176,247 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 37
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 37
Oct 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 37
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1540
at age 37 · −18 from today
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1540 · at age 37
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Anish Suddala 1,837
2025 Brennan's Open · Oct 2025 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
-18
1540 → 1522
Tournaments
4
14 games
Score
2/ 1414.3%
1W2D11L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsAnish Suddala1,837·2025 Brennan's Open·R4·+14.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlbert Shi1,694·2025 Brennan's Open·R1·-11.4
2.[L]vsBenjamin Evans Soyka1,732·2025 Beckstead Family Open·R4·-10.0
3.[L]vsVedant Maiti1,774·2025 Beckstead Family Open·R2·-8.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20250.5/3#501626-11.6
2025 Brennan's Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20250.5/3#321488-6.0
2025 Beckstead Family Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20250/3#389860.0
2025 UMB Bank Open Championship
Open Swiss
May 20251/4#2115280.0

Rankings

/
United States of America
#4,695
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#21,531
in continent
World
#176,206
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
4695🇺🇸Buell, Joseph Lawrence1,522
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
21531🇺🇸Buell, Joseph Lawrence1,522
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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176206🇺🇸Buell, Joseph Lawrence1,522