Welcome to the official website of chess Grandmaster Josh Friedel! Here you can learn about Josh, track his tournament progress, and find info pertaining to lessons, lectures, and other events. Also, part of the website is a blog which will be regularly updated by Josh as he travels to tournaments around the world. This is a new site, and will be constantly changing and expanding, so check back often!

GM Josh Friedel Ties In Saint Louis Open: The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open, the strongest open tournament in the history of Missouri, has wrapped up at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. When the final kings were tipped, four GMs, Hikaru Nakamura, Robert Hess, Josh Friedel and Alejandro Ramirez, sat atop the leader board to split the top prize......full story...

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Paths to the Top: GM Josh Friedel on Edmonton and Vegas: full story...

GM Josh Friedel on the World Cup: All the Way to Siberia for This?: full story...

GM Josh Friedel on the World Cup: A Long Road to Siberia: full story...

Josh Friedel on a Stylish Win but a Mediocre Result full story...

World Cup Update: Nakamura Passes, Friedel in: full story...

Friedel on Missing Out in Brazil: full story...

Ivanov and Shabalov Advance to World Cup: full story...