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Medina, Joshua
CM🇹🇹FIDE 7706030· Male· Trinidad and Tobago· Born in 2008
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Joshua Medina, a 18-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1968. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Qualifier #1 (North) 2026, National Junior Chess Championship 2026-Open, and National Youth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 18 Open. Also played 3 rapid (including National Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including National Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2019 was reached at age 17 (Mar 2025); he also reached #11 nationally in Nov 2025.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd1955·Blz1878
All-time high
2019
−51 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 17
Mar 2025 · age 17
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,071
#33,071 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Peak national rank: #11
at age 17 · rated 1994
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Jun 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2019
Mar 2025
All-time peak 2019
at age 17 · −51 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+328 Elo)
1685 → 2013
Feb 2025
2024
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 2003
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1978 → 1968
Tournaments
8
57 games
Score
38.5/ 5767.5%
35W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/6 | #4 | 2283 | +44.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/7 | #1 | 2446 | +78.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/3 | #1 | 2461 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #11 | 1790 | -63.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #15 | 1797 | -69.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 1795 | -30.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 5/10 | #7 | 2020 | +29.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 1903 | -13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKael Samuel BisnathCM
🇹🇹TTO·1857
+7 −2 =7
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRyan HarperFM
🇹🇹TTO·2085
+1 −11 =0
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSimon Ramdath
🇹🇹TTO·1934
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKishore RamadharCM
🇹🇹TTO·1825
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsEnen-Sa-Tefa Ab KhafraCM
🇹🇹TTO·2002
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Trinidad and Tobago
#13
out of 187 players
Americas
#3,533
in continent
World
#33,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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