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Joshua Sheng | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Born | 2000 (age 23–24) Santa Monica, California |
| Title | Grandmaster (2021)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2480 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2487 (December 2021) |
Joshua Sheng is an American chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In 2018, Sheng was ranked as the #1 junior in Southern California.[2] In August 2019, his Elo rating briefly surpassed 2500, satisfying the minimum rating requirement for the Grandmaster title.[1]
In October 2021, he earned his final norm at the Vezerkepzo tournament in Budapest.[1][3] His Grandmaster title was finalized later that year.
Sheng co-authored the book Mastering Chess Logic with Guannan "Terry" Song, a Canadian FIDE Master.[4]
In August 2022, he was defeated by IM Semen Khanin in the 122nd Annual U. S. Open Chess Championship in Rancho Mirage, California.[5]
Personal life
Sheng graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2021 with a bachelors in environmental earth science and a minor in food science.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "JOSHUA SHENG".
- ^ "Vezerkepzo GM October 2021 GM-group". October 24, 2021.
- ^ Sheng, Joshua; Song, Guannan (September 2021). Mastering Chess Logic. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781781946299.
- ^ Lang, JJ (August 5, 2022). "Day 6 in Rancho Mirage: The Gang's All Here!".
- ^ "GM JOSHUA SHENG".
External links
- Joshua Sheng player profile and games at Chessgames.com
