Josiah Stearman

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Josiah Stearman
CountryUnited States
Born (2003-08-30) August 30, 2003 (age 21)
Berkeley, California
Title International Master (2021)
FIDE   rating 2426 (January 2025)
Peak rating 2482 (June 2024)

Josiah P. Stearman (born 30 August 2003) is an American chess International Master (2021).

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Chess career

In 2021, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. [1]

In 2021 Josiah Stearman ranked in 2nd place in North American Junior Chess Championship. [2]

In 2023 Josiah Stearman ranked in 4th place in American Continental Chess Championship and won the right to participate in the Chess World Cup. [3]

In 2023, in Baku Josiah Stearman participated in single-elimination Chess World Cup and lost in 1st round to Grandmaster Mikhail Antipov. [4]

In November 2023, he earned his final GM norm at the 1000GM 2023 NY GM A Fall Invitational in New York. [5] He will be awarded the Grandmaster title once his rating surpasses 2500.

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References

  1. ↑ "Stearman, Josiah". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ↑ 2021 NA Junior U20 Open
  3. ↑ Georg Meier wins American Continental Championship 2023
  4. ↑ FIDE World Cup - Pairings Tree
  5. ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
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