Joshua Friedel

Joshua Edward Friedel (born December 3, 1986) is an American chess player with the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He was the U.S. Open Champion in 2013.

Early life Friedel was born and raised in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Friedel has been state champion of New Hampshire three times and twice of California. He has also 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.

In March 2016, Friedel won the Manchester Invitational in New Hampshire with a score of 7/10. In December of the same year, he tied for first (winning on tiebreaks) at the North American Open in Las Vegas with a score of 7/9.

In 2017, Friedel won clear first in the B group of the Fall Chess Classic held at the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center. He topped the invitational round robin with a score of 6.5/9.

Friedel occasionally writes for Chess Life, Chess Life Online, Saint Louis Public Radio, and other publications.