Joshua Sheng

Title: 
International Master
Rating: 
2566
Federation: 
USA
Age: 
18
Status: 
Accepted
Bio: 

Joshua lives in Santa Monica, and is currently the #1 ranked junior in all of Southern California.  He tied for first in the North American under-20 Championship in 2016, defeating (now GMs) Ruifeng Li and Akshat Chandra in the process.  His best result to date was winning a GM norm round robin in Berkeley with a score of 7/9.  He also tied for first at the 2017 LA Open.  Outside of chess, Joshua likes academic competitions and enjoys good food with his friends.