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Langford, Joshua
🇳🇿FIDE 4314557· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2005
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Joshua Langford, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1942 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent appearances: North Island Chess Championships 2025 and Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2025 Rounds 6-7. He reached #44 nationally in May 2023.
At junior level, he reached #3, #1 and #9 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1865·Blz1848
All-time high
1942
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1942
at age 21
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 20
Jun 2025
2024
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1869
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #44
at age 18 · rated 1908
May 2023
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1908
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1896 → 1942
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
15W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2553 | +28.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | 2047 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #5 | 2102 | +23.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWilliam Rui LiuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2157
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnthony F KerIM
🇳🇿NZL·2177
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsEmily Cathay GanWFM
🇳🇿NZL·1860
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsIlias Angelo (Leo) BakerCM
🇳🇿NZL·2148
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRussell John DiveIM
🇳🇿NZL·2116
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#58
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,564
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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