1. Joshua E Friedel was born on December 3,1986 and is an American chess player with the FIDE title of Grandmaster.
12 Facts About Joshua Friedel
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Joshua Friedel has had notable wins against GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Boris Gulko, Ben Finegold, Timur Gareyev, and Gregory Serper.
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Joshua Friedel learned to play chess in 1990, at age 3.
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In 1995, at age 8, Friedel won the NH Amateur Championship, having the lowest rating in the open section.
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Joshua Friedel won numerous New England tournaments as well as the US Open Expert Section in 2000 at age 13.
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In 2001, after having reached the master level, at age 14, Joshua Friedel worked with GMs Larry Christiansen, Gregory Kaidanov, and Alex Goldin.
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Joshua Friedel made International Master in 2005 and Grandmaster in 2009.
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Joshua Friedel has been state champion of New Hampshire three times and twice of California.
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Joshua Friedel has won or tied for first in several open tournaments across the United States, including the Pan Am, Eastern, St Louis, National, American, and North American Opens.
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Joshua Friedel represented the US at the 2008 World Mind Sports Games, as well as at two Continental Championships.
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In 2017, Joshua Friedel won clear first in the B group of the Fall Chess Classic held at the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center.
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Joshua Friedel occasionally writes for Chess Life, Chess Life Online, Saint Louis Public Radio, and other publications.