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Lieser, Joshua
🇳🇿FIDE 4326385· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2010
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Joshua Lieser, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1738 — just 11 short of his peak of 1749 (May 2024, age 14). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Capital Chess Classic 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including World Schools Team Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 and #8 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1738
Standard
Rpd1684·Blz—
All-time high
1749
−11 pts below
May 2024 · age 14
May 2024 · age 14
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#96,605
#96,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
10th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1749
Jan 2025
2024
8th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1749
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
May 2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 14 · −11 from today
May 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
1739 → 1738
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #24 | 2125 | -1.2 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#169
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,512
in continent
World
#96,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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