What is Joshua Waitzkin's FIDE rating?

Joshua Waitzkin's FIDE rating is 2464 standard. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Joshua Waitzkin's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Joshua Waitzkin played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 445 over-the-board games by Joshua Waitzkin (445 classical), with 38% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Joshua Waitzkin's Chess Stalker profile.

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Joshua Waitzkin

United Statesborn 1976FIDE ID 2005158

Rating & statistics

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2464Classical

2464peak, Jan 2001

445games

168wins, 38%

144draws, 32%

133losses, 30%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2464 · Jan 2001

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 92.5% average

Plays 7.9% better with white

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(60% in 220 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 35%)

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Based on

445 games

Based on 445 games

Openings

445 gamesBased on 445 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Ruy Lopez: Exchange1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝xc6only 8 games, last played 38 years ago50.0%losses

Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e621 games, last played 28 years ago42.9%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: 2...♞c61.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c621 games, last played 28 years ago66.7%wins

Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f614 games, last played 28 years ago64.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 4 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 4 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.1%

Middlegame

91.1%

Endgame

96.8%

Clutch factor

-4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

85%0g

EqualEqual position

93%2g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%2g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

38%

3 err

25%

2 err

12%

1 err

12%

1 err

12%

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 30 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

8Errors mapped

b6 / c5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

22 err

11 err

b6/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

2 errors · Stockfish

#31

♞b6?? vs Korchnoi

Middlegame · OTB

#20

d8g5?? vs Kasparov

OTB

Recent games

445 games

Sher, Miron(2415)

Fan Adams International f-A · 27 Jun 1999

½–½

Kacheishvili, Giorgi(2570)

Fan Adams International f-A · 26 Jun 1999

0–1

Blatny, Pavel(2468)

Fan Adams International f-A · 25 Jun 1999

0–1

Fedorowicz, John(2574)

Fan Adams International f-A · 24 Jun 1999

0–1

Shahade, Gregory(2386)

Manhattan March International · 14 Mar 1999

0–1

Burnett, Ronald(2420)

Manhattan March International · 13 Mar 1999

1–0

Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

445 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

230 games43%W33%D24%L

230games in this linewon 43%, drew 33%, lost 24%

Move

1. e4

220Jun 1999

44%33%23%

61%

1. ♞f3

5Jan 1991

40%40%20%

60%

1. c4

2Oct 1997

50%50%

75%

1. d4

2Oct 1997

100%

50%

1. g3

1—

100%

Scouting report: Joshua Waitzkin (IM, USA)

Joshua Waitzkin

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

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Critical blunders

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