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Friar, Joseph D
🇬🇧FIDE 424153· Male· England· Born in 1998
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Joseph D Friar, a 28-year-old English player, is rated 1994 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +202 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Leamington Open, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, and 2026 Coventry Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 42nd Birmingham Rapidplay Open) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Birmingham Qualifier) recently. He took a 131-month break between Sep 2014 and Sep 2025.
At junior level, he reached #35 and #38 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd1942·Blz1946
All-time high
1994
at best
Jun 2026 · age 28
Jun 2026 · age 28
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1792 → 1994
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1994
at age 28
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Sep 2025
2015
35th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1654
Jan 2015
2014
Inactive for 131 months
paused at 1654 → returned at 1898
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+202
1792 → 1994
Tournaments
9
32 games
Score
20.5/ 3264.1%
16W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 2026 | +12.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | — | +26.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #78 | 2011 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #86 | 1787 | -18.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | — | +56.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #124 | 1829 | -10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2066 | +16.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2000 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2223 | +106.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#454
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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