Joshua Johnson (chess player)

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Joshua Johnson
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Born (1999-02-01) February 1, 1999 (age 26)
Title FIDE Master (2014)
Peak rating 2359 (June 2024)

Joshua Johnson (born February 1, 1999) is a Trinidadian chess player. He is the highest-rated player of his country and was the national U12 champion. [1]

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Chess career

In October 2014, he earned the FIDE Master by winning the U16 category of the CAC Youth Chess tournament. [2]

In December 2018, he won the Promenade Chess Club International City Chess Tournament. [3]

In May 2023, he earned his final IM norm at the Continental Chess Championship (only needing to surpass 2400 rating to earn the title). He recorded the best performance by a Trinidadian player at the event and increased his rating to place him as the second highest rated player in the English-speaking Caribbean. [4]

In June 2023, he represented his country at the Central American and Caribbean Games, where he earned the silver medal on the first rapid board. [5]

In January 2024, he was named as the T&T Chess Association's Sportsperson of the Year due to his winning of the national championship. [6]

Personal life

He studied at the University of the West Indies. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Chess king Harper's elusive dream. Johnson to play in World Youth Festival". November 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Johnson becomes latest Fide Master".
  3. ↑ Beckles, Jelani (January 18, 2019). "Johnson wins Promenade chess title".
  4. ↑ "Johnson earns International Master Norm at Continental Chess Champs". May 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Chess - Men's First Rapid Board Medalists" (PDF). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Johnson, Rodriguez receive top chess honours". January 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ Shabazz, Daaim (February 2, 2019). "Johnson wins Trinidad's Promenade Tourney!".
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