Friedel, Joshua

USA USA·Born 1986·FIDE #2017199·1,273 Games

Classical25441,227 Games

Rapid—25 Games

Blitz251421 Games

Statistics

1273

Total

548

Wins

413

Draws

312

Losses

43%32%25%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.6% average

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (69% in 105 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 13 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.4%

Middlegame91.8%

Endgame95.3%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

6 Games

Equal position96%

2 Games

Losing (-2 or more)89%

5 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

35%

6 errors

♗

29%

5 errors

♞

18%

3 errors

♕

12%

2 errors

♙

1 errors

♔

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 30average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

d33 err

d72 err

g52 err

b31 err

b81 err

d3/d7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Butkiewicz, Lukasz2337

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½-½

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

1-0

Yu, Jennifer2291

Round 6: Friedel, Joshua ... · 14 Jan 2026

0-1

Shyaam Nikhil P2405

51st Seville Open 2026 · 13 Jan 2026

1-0

Matamoros Franco, Carlos S.2371

51st Seville Open 2026 · 12 Jan 2026

1-0

Sanchez Negreiros, Jose Alberto2301

51st Seville Open 2026 · 11 Jan 2026

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

Sicilian: e6 Systems

60.0%

10 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Strengths

AVOID

White

French: Tarrasch

64.3%

14 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

Sicilian: e6 Systems

61.8%

34 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Black

English: g3 System

58.3%

12 Games·Wins

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6

Italian: Two Knights

47.6%

42 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

1 errors

▶

#15Nxe3??

Tactics

vs Nakamura

OTB

Endgame Statistics

11 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

630 Games

47%32%21%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	431	62%
1.d4	105	69%
1.Nf3	63	63%
1.c4	30	65%
1.Nc3 Strong	1	100%

1.e4

62%

431

1.d4

69%

105

1.Nf3

63%

1.c4

65%

1.Nc3

100%

Friedel, Joshua

Play against Friedel, Joshua's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Sicilian: e6 Systems

Strengths

French: Tarrasch

Sicilian: e6 Systems

English: g3 System

Italian: Two Knights

Critical Blunders