Scouting report: Josiah Stearman (IM, USA)

961 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (891 classical, 32 rapid, 51 blitz): 40% wins, 32% draws, 28% losses. FIDE rating 2464 standard, 2313 rapid, 2388 blitz. 588 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Josiah Stearman

IM

United Statesborn 2003FIDE ID 2062496

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2250
2350
2450
2550
Peak2482
2468 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2464
2388
2313
2482peak, Jun 2024
961games
387wins, 40%
304draws, 32%
270losses, 28%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (77% in 15 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 37%)

Play against Stearman's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 961 games

Openings

961 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Italian: Two Knights1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝c4 ♞f619 games, last played 3 years ago47.4%losses
Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e522 games, last played 2 years ago45.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e612 games, last played last year66.7%wins
French Defense1.e4 e6 2.d3 d510 games, last played 3 years ago60.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 588 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.4%
Middlegame
93.3%
Endgame
95.1%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
21%
96 err
19%
89 err
19%
88 err
14%
63 err
14%
63 err
13%
60 err
Critical moment
Move 44 avg
4%
1-15
4%
16-25
32%
26-35
20%
36-45
40%
46+
40% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
19
Few
Many
e5
19
d4
14
d5
14
g5
14
h5
14
e5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#27
♝f8?? vs Levine
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#46
♞g2?? vs Belous
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#30
♜d5?? vs Keleberda
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#29
♛d5?? vs Diao
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#34
♛xg2?? vs Gauri
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#38
♜e5?? vs Cruz
Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Zhao,Kevin(2244)

14th New York Int 2026 · 17 Jul 2026

½–½
Jiang, Andrew(2250)

14th New York Int 2026 · 17 Jul 2026

½–½
Tsay, Vincent(2305)

14th New York Int 2026 · 16 Jul 2026

0–1
Miyasaka, Marcus(2289)

14th New York Int 2026 · 16 Jul 2026

½–½
Pressman, Leif(2194)

14th New York Int 2026 · 15 Jul 2026

1–0
Adewumi, Tanitoluwa(2471)

Marshall Premier Jun 2026 · 14 Jun 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
961 games in scope
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
476 games40%W33%D27%L
Move
1. e4
2882m
42%28%30%
56%
1. d4
1341y
34%41%25%
54%
1. c4
383m
42%39%19
62%
1. ♞f3
155m
53%47%
77%
1. h4
16y
100%
100%

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