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MJ
Morrison, Joseph
🇬🇧FIDE 479535· Male· England· Born in 2010
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Joseph Morrison, a 16-year-old English player, is rated 2048 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +164 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4. Also played 2 rapid events (including 42nd Birmingham Rapidplay Open) recently.
At junior level, he reached #20, #31, #23 and #22 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2048
Standard
Rpd1745·Blz1741
All-time high
2048
at best
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#901 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
12 entries2026
20th English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2048
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2048
at age 16
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 15
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+392 Elo)
1432 → 1824
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+164
1884 → 2048
Tournaments
6
25 games
Score
17.5/ 2570.0%
14W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2757 | +33.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | 1995 | -3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 2059 | +5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | 1996 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 2090 | +98.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #11 | 1961 | +33.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#330
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#15,437
in continent
World
#21,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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