Career
He learned to play chess at age three. At age six he became a student under New Mexico Hal Terrie and entered his first tournament that same year. lieutenant was an adult tournament, and thus as the lowest rated he got a first round bye and proceeded to lose the next three games.
While his result was not atypical for a new tournament player, his enthusiasm for the game was not diminished by his lack of success.
As a junior, he was often at the top of his age group, competing in the United States Cadet (3 times), Junior Closed (twice), Denker, and World Youth (3) events. After reaching the master level at age 14, Josh worked with GMs Larry Christiansen, Gregory Kaidanov, and Alex Goldin.
He made IM at age 18 and General Motors just before his 22nd birthday. Josh has played in six United States. Closed Championships.
At the 2008 event in Tulsa, he tied for fourth and scored his final General Motors norm.
Josh also has competed in numerous international events. He represented the United States at the 2008 World Mind Sports Games, as well as at two Continental Championships (2009 and 2011). Also in 2009, by tying for 6th at the United States Championship is Saint Louis, Josh qualified to compete at the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
He tied for first at the 2013 Chicago Open, also with 7/9.
