IMJoshua Posthuma
USA · FIDE ID 2096889 · 111 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2372
#109 in USA (active)
Rapid
2439
#45 in USA (active)
Blitz
2318
#106 in USA (active)
Score
60%
40 W · 53 D · 18 L
Opp. avg
2386
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-05-24
35th Annual Chicago Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 81% of games (scores 64%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 19 of 28 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 17 of 19 games (Indian Defense), scoring 59%.
- By opponent strength: 39% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 48% of games end in a draw.
Based on 111 over-the-board games (23 classical). 54 with White (66%), 57 with Black (54%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 44 | 64% |
| 1.Nf3 | 6 | 83% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 83% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 7 | 64% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 6 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening | 4 | 75% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation | 4 | 88% |
| Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation | 3 | 67% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (28 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 19 | 50% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 9 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (19 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 17 | 59% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 8 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 3 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense | 3 | 83% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | Gabriel Sam 35th Annual Chicago Open | ½ |
| 2026-05-23 | Brandon Jacobson (2594) 35th Annual Chicago Open | L |
| 2026-05-23 | Francesco Sonis (2556) 35th Annual Chicago Open | ½ |
| 2025-11-30 | Luka Budisavljevic (2524) 2025 US Masters · classical | ½ |
| 2025-11-28 | Yair Parkhov (2499) 2025 US Masters · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Toms Kantans (2515) Royal City Masters · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Larry Yang Royal City Masters · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Raja Panjwani (2423) Royal City Masters · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-10 | Liam Putnam (2462) 2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day | GM A · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-07 | Viktor Matviishen (2540) 2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day | GM A · classical | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.