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Altman, Joshua
CM🇬🇧FIDE 426210· Male· England· Born in 2004
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Joshua Altman, a 22-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2218 — just 4 short of his peak of 2222 (Jan 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 4% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +74 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major, 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship, and 2025 U.S. Masters. He took a 21-month break between Nov 2016 and Sep 2018.
Awarded CM in 2012 (age 8). At junior level, he reached World #100 in U10, World #65 in U8 and #4, #3, #7, #6 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2218
Standard
Rpd2028·Blz2009
All-time high
2222
−4 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 22
Jan 2026 · age 22
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#116 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
24 entries2026
31st English 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2222
Jan 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 22
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2222
at age 22 · −4 from today
Jan 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 21
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Sep 2024
2023
4th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2163
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+74
2144 → 2218
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
20/ 3557.1%
12W16D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #103 | 2139 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #72 | 2205 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #86 | 2334 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2306 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #29 | 2186 | +9.6 |
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Rankings
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England
#116
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#5,041
in continent
World
#7,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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