Player profile
Nel, Joshua
Dossier
9 of 11 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 86.8%
Opened e4: 5/5
Castled kingside: 6Same-side castling: 6Castled queenside: 2Did not castle: 1Opposite-side castling: 1
Played on the queenside: 4Played in the center: 3Fianchettoed kingside: 2Played on the kingside: 2
Active pieces: 6Missed tactics: 5Initiated exchanges: 5Kept the bishop pair: 4Sacrificed material: 4Backward pawn: 3Isolated pawn: 3Space advantage: 2Avoided exchanges: 1
Openings
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As White 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Attack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Valencian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
St. George Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
As Black 6 games 1W 2D 3L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Maróczy Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Quiet System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Capablanca Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Meran Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Wade Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 52
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 11 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.06.27 | Round 11: Stern, Mason Jesse - Nel, Joshua | 11.50 | 2026.06.27 Stern, Mason Jesse (14368757) (1608) | ½ | 89.60% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.06.26 | Round 10: Nel, Joshua - Nemsitsveridze, Luka | 10.51 | 2026.06.26 Nemsitsveridze, Luka (13638521) (1485) | ½ | 86.90% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | |
| 2026.06.25 | Round 9: Nel, Joshua - Schroeder, Liam Maddox | 9.53 | 2026.06.25 Schroeder, Liam Maddox (34651020) (1539) | ½ | 89.80% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 | |
| 2026.06.24 | Round 8: Bae, Jaemin - Nel, Joshua | 8.46 | 2026.06.24 Bae, Jaemin (13222228) (1751) | 0 | 84.20% | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.06.23 | FIDE World Cadets Cup, O12 | 7.51 | 2026.06.23 Gogia, Nikoloz (13648268) (1544) | ½ | - | 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. e3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.06.21 | Round 6: Nel, Joshua - Tebidze, Shalva | 6.55 | 2026.06.21 Tebidze, Shalva (13642782) | 1 | 94.90% | 1. e4 a6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 5: Johannes, Firmino - Nel, Joshua | 5.58 | 2026.06.20 Johannes, Firmino (15211401) (1513) | 1 | - | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2026.06.19 | Round 4: Nel, Joshua - Abuladze, Ilia | 4.57 | 2026.06.19 Abuladze, Ilia (13636812) (1473) | 0 | 80.70% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.06.18 | Round 3: Zhao, Lucas - Nel, Joshua | 3.50 | 2026.06.18 Zhao, Lucas (3265412) (2006) | 0 | 77.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 | |
| 2026.06.17 | Round 2: Nel, Joshua - von Flottwell, Lionel | 2.43 | 2026.06.17 von Flottwell, Lionel (34632727) (1864) | 0 | 89.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.06.16 | Round 1: Zajadlak, Milosz - Nel, Joshua | 1.36 | 2026.06.16 Zajadlak, Milosz (21082782) (1992) | 0 | 88.10% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 |