What is Joshua Friedel's FIDE rating?

Joshua Friedel's FIDE rating is 2544 standard, 2514 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Joshua Friedel's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Joshua Friedel played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,192 over-the-board games by Joshua Friedel (1,111 classical, 41 rapid, 40 blitz), with 43% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Joshua Friedel's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Joshua Friedel?

Open Joshua Friedel's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Joshua Friedel's style, before facing them.

Joshua Friedel

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited StatesBorn1986FIDE ID2017199

Classical2544

Rapid—

Blitz2514

Games1,192

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost43 / 32 / 24

Peak2562Jan 2018

Rating history

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2560

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2024

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2025

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2026

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Oct 2023Nov 2026

Classical2544Blitz2514no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.7%Opening92.9%Middlegame95.8%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.5% average

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(69% in 97 games)

Recent games

Butkiewicz, Lukasz(2337)

Round 9: Butkiewicz, Lukasz - Fr... · 17 Jan 2026

½–½

Pogorelov, Ruslan(2264)

Round 8: Friedel, Joshua - Pogor... · 16 Jan 2026

1–0

Yu, Jennifer(2291)

Round 6: Friedel, Joshua - Yu, J... · 14 Jan 2026

0–1

Shyaam Nikhil P(2405)

51st Seville Open 2026 · 13 Jan 2026

1–0

Matamoros Franco, Carlos S.(2371)

51st Seville Open 2026 · 12 Jan 2026

1–0

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1,192 games

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Openings

594 games as White · scores 63.3%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 ♝g7only 9 games, last played 18 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f612 games, last played 15 years ago66.7%wins

Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e633 games, last played 9 years ago60.6%wins

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,192 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 63.3%

B21–B501742y

49%29%22%

63.5%—

C60–C707310y

44%32%24%

59.6%−3.7 pts

C005512y

44%27%29%

57.3%−6.0 pts

A00–A04559m

44%42%14

64.5%—

B12–B153114y

39%26%35%

51.6%−11.7 pts

A10–A30291y

48%34%18

65.5%—

B00–B062815y

54%21%25%

64.3%—

C41–C44249y

33%54%13

60.4%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

13 endgames (65%) · force Rook + Minor (40%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

65%

13 / 20

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Rook + Minor: only 40% win rate (10 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,192 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

594 games48%W31%D21%L

594games in this linewon 48%, drew 31%, lost 21%

Move

1. e4

4132y

47%30%23%

62%

1. d4

979m

53%32%15

69%

1. ♞f3

549m

43%43%14

64%

1. c4

291y

48%34%18%

66%

1. ♞c3

117y

100%

Scouting report: Joshua Friedel (GM, USA)

Joshua Friedel

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Mistakes

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