Chicago Blaze
GM Josh Friedel 

Stats as of Aug 2011
Rating
 2609
MVP Pts
 (-1)
Lifetime Score
 21.0/44 (48%)
Performance Rating
 2510
Date of Birth 1986

Awards/Records

2006 2nd Team All Star, Board 1
 Won Game of the Week, Week 4, 2010 Won Game of the Week, Semifinals, 2006
Member of 2006 USCL Champions, San Francisco Mechanics
 Won Game of the Week, Week 2, 2009 Won Game of the Week, Week 7, 2006
Won Game of the Week, Semifinals, 2011 Co-Winner Game of the Week, Championship, 2006

2006 League Interview
Josh Friedel's Website
2011 Games: (4.0/7)

Week 2: FM Eric Rodriguez (MIA) vs GM Josh Friedel (CHC)  0-1
Week 3: GM Josh Friedel (CHC) vs IM Mackenzie Molner (ARZ)  1/2-1/2
Week 5: GM Josh Friedel (CHC) vs GM Ben Finegold (STL)  1/2-1/2
Week 8: GM Cristian Chirila (DAL) vs GM Josh Friedel (CHC)  0-1
Week 9: GM Julio Becerra (MIA) vs GM Josh Friedel (CHC)  1-0
Quarterfinals: GM Julio Sadorra (DAL) vs GM Josh Friedel (CHC)  1-0
Semifinals: IM Zhanibek Amanov (LA) vs GM Josh Friedel (CHC)  0-1  (Game of the Week!)     article
2011 MVP Points: 5
2011 Performance Rating: 2584


2010 Games: (1.0/3) - Played for the San Francisco Mechanics

Week 4: GM Josh Friedel (SF) vs GM Varuzhan Akobian (SEA)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 8: GM Hikaru Nakamura (STL) vs GM Josh Friedel (SF)  1-0
Week 9: GM Varuzhan Akobian (SEA) vs GM Josh Friedel (SF)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
2010 MVP Points: (-4)
2010 Performance Rating: 2601


2009 Games: (1.5/5) - Played for the San Francisco Mechanics

Week 1: GM Josh Friedel (SF) vs GM Gregory Serper (SEA)  0-1
Week 2: GM Josh Friedel (SF) vs IM Marko Zivanic (DAL)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 3: GM Julio Becerra (MIA) vs GM Josh Friedel (SF)  1-0
Week 4: IM Jan van de Mortel (CHC) vs GM Josh Friedel (SF)  1/2-1/2
Week 5: GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (NY) vs GM Josh Friedel (SF)  1-0  (Game of the Year!)     article
2009 MVP Points: (-7)
2009 Performance Rating: 2416


 2008 Games: (4.0/6) - Played for the San Francisco Mechanics

Week 1: IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF)  1/2-1/2
Week 2: FM Florin Felecan (CHC) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF)  0-1
Week 3: FM Osmany Perea (MIA) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF)  1/2-1/2
Week 4: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs IM Bryan Smith (PHI)  1-0
Week 9: IM Marko Zivanic (DAL) vs GM Josh Friedel (SF)  1/2-1/2
Quarterfinals: GM Josh Friedel (SF) vs IM Marko Zivanic (DAL)  1/2-1/2
2008 MVP Points: 11
2008 Performance Rating: 2629


2007 Games: (1.0/4) - Played for the San Francisco Mechanics

Week 1: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs IM Lev Milman (CAR)  0-1  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 4: GM Gregory Serper (SEA) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF)  1-0
Week 7: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs GM Julio Becerra (MIA)  0-1
Week 9: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs GM Gregory Serper (SEA)  1-0
2007 MVP Points: (-8)
2007 Performance Rating: 2377


 2006 Games: (6.0/10) - Played for the San Francisco Mechanics

Week 2: GM Julio Becerra (MIA) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF)  1-0
Week 3: IM Richard Costigan (PHI) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF)  1/2-1/2
Week 4: GM Magesh Panchanathan (DAL) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF)  0-1
Week 5: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs IM Ron Burnett (TEN)  1-0
Week 6: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY)  1/2-1/2
Week 7: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs GM Gregory Serper (SEA)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 8: IM Ron Burnett (TEN) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF)  1/2-1/2
Week 9: GM Gregory Serper (SEA) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF)  1-0
Semifinals: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs GM Gregory Serper (SEA)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
Championship: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY)  1/2-1/2  (Game of the Week!)     article
Championship Tiebreaker Game #5: IM Josh Friedel (SF) vs GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY)  1-0
2006 MVP Points: 7
2006 Performance Rating: 2587
*Tiebreak Games don't count towards official USCL records


2005 Games: (3.5/9) - Played for the Boston Blitz

Week 2: IM Josh Friedel (BOS) vs NM Carl Boor (PHI)  1-0
Week 3: IM Josh Friedel (BOS) vs IM Jonathan Schroer (CAR)  1-0
Week 4: FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat (BAL) vs IM Josh Friedel (BOS)  1-0
Week 5: FM Dmitry Zilberstein (SF) vs IM Josh Friedel (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 6: GM Julio Becerra (MIA) vs IM Josh Friedel (BOS)  1-0
Week 7: GM Alex Stripunsky (NY) vs IM Josh Friedel (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 8: IM Peter Vavrak (DAL) vs IM Josh Friedel (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 9: IM Richard Costigan (PHI) vs IM Josh Friedel (BOS)  1-0
Week 10: IM Pascal Charbonneau (BAL) vs IM Josh Friedel (BOS)  1-0
2005 MVP Points: (-5)
2005 Performance Rating: 2367

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