Japan chess federation: top players, ratings and statistics

Top players

1 Tran, Thanh Tu IMBorn 1990 2393
2 Nanjo, Ryosuke IMBorn 1988 2293
3 Otsuka, Shou FMBorn 2000 2289

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Kojima, Shinya IM	Rating 2278	Born 1988
5	Nakahara, Kan CM	Rating 2276	Born 2005
6	Schweizer, Simon	Rating 2215	Born 1996
7	Yamada, Kohei FM	Rating 2208	Born 1988
8	Watanabe, Akira FM	Rating 2206	Born 1972
9	Baba, Masahiro FM	Rating 2175	Born 1984
10	Kobayashi, Atsuhiko CM	Rating 2151	Born 1992
11	Bibby, Simon FM	Rating 2118	Born 1974
12	Averbukh, Alex CM	Rating 2117	Born 1982
13	Hayakawa, Akio	Rating 2104	Born 1992
14	Matsumura, Cocoro CM	Rating 2101	Born 2008
15	Higashino, Tetsuo	Rating 2099	Born 1974
16	Dryglas, Maciej	Rating 2076	Born 1982
17	Sanada, Tetsuaki	Rating 2062	Born 1988
18	Yonemitsu, Kohei	Rating 2058	Born 2002
19	Schweizer, Samuel	Rating 2045	Born 1996
20	Moritani, Sho	Rating 2043	Born 2011
21	Shioguchi, Tatsuya	Rating 2041	Born 1988
22	Nagataki, Kota	Rating 2036	Born 2003
23	Matsuo, Tomohiko CM	Rating 2034	Born 1975
24	Fujii, Chiaki	Rating 2013	Born 1990
25	Noguchi, Koji	Rating 2003	Born 1976

1 Tran, Thanh Tu IMBorn 1990 2364
2 Nanjo, Ryosuke IMBorn 1988 2344
3 Kojima, Shinya IMBorn 1988 2268

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Yamada, Kohei FM	Rating 2193	Born 1988
5	Schweizer, Simon	Rating 2174	Born 1996
6	Watanabe, Akira FM	Rating 2167	Born 1972
7	Jones, Stephen FM	Rating 2163	Born 1942
8	Matsumura, Cocoro CM	Rating 2134	Born 2008
9	Averbukh, Alex CM	Rating 2113	Born 1982
10	Baba, Masahiro FM	Rating 2109	Born 1984
11	Otsuka, Shou FM	Rating 2106	Born 2000
12	Kobayashi, Atsuhiko CM	Rating 2093	Born 1992
13	Higashino, Tetsuo	Rating 2067	Born 1974
14	Nagataki, Kota	Rating 2059	Born 2003
15	Tanaka, Satoshi	Rating 2052	Born 1996
16	Yamamichi, Atsuya	Rating 2052	Born 1999
17	Nakahara, Kan CM	Rating 2033	Born 2005
18	Schweizer, Samuel	Rating 2033	Born 1996
19	Furuya, Masahiro	Rating 2028	Born 1991
20	Yonemitsu, Kohei	Rating 2024	Born 2002
21	Hayakawa, Akio	Rating 2005	Born 1992
22	Dryglas, Maciej	Rating 1992	Born 1982
23	Noguchi, Koji	Rating 1988	Born 1976
24	Scott, Tyler	Rating 1978	Born 1989
25	Kitagami, Show	Rating 1966	Born 1970

1 Tran, Thanh Tu IMBorn 1990 2407
2 Kojima, Shinya IMBorn 1988 2269
3 Nanjo, Ryosuke IMBorn 1988 2255

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Baba, Masahiro FM	Rating 2223	Born 1984
5	Schweizer, Simon	Rating 2153	Born 1996
6	Matsumura, Cocoro CM	Rating 2111	Born 2008
7	Noguchi, Koji	Rating 2068	Born 1976
8	Schweizer, Samuel	Rating 2052	Born 1996
9	Nakahara, Kan CM	Rating 2048	Born 2005
10	Dryglas, Maciej	Rating 2010	Born 1982
11	Yamada, Kohei FM	Rating 2001	Born 1988
12	Yonemitsu, Kohei	Rating 1972	Born 2002
13	Rolston, Daniel Haruma	Rating 1960	Born 2009
14	Moritani, Sho	Rating 1955	Born 2011
15	Matsunaga, Toma	Rating 1952	Born 2012
16	Manabe, Hiroshi	Rating 1913	Born 1966
17	Nagataki, Kota	Rating 1901	Born 2003
18	Nishida, Eito	Rating 1900	Born 2015
19	Sanada, Tetsuaki	Rating 1880	Born 1988
20	Baze, Rejold	Rating 1876	Born 1997
21	Honda, Yoshiki	Rating 1875	Born 1993
22	Oi, Sounosuke	Rating 1871	Born 2003
23	Endo, Shuma	Rating 1868	Born 2011
24	Patil, Rushad	Rating 1859	Born 2006
25	Sakai, Azumi WCM	Rating 1851	Born 1991

1 Sakai, Azumi WCMBorn 1991 1876
2 Shibata, Misaki WCMBorn 1993 1840
3 Kojima, Natsumi WCMBorn 1994 1764

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Hasegawa, Emi WCM	Rating 1761	Born 1979
5	Jie, Jingfei	Rating 1759	Born 2011
6	Kinoshita, Kanako	Rating 1755	Born 1989
7	Mitsuyama, Rikka WCM	Rating 1748	Born 2009
8	Ivanov, Elizabeth	Rating 1741	Born 2001
9	Takayasu, Melody	Rating 1711	Born 1976
10	Kato, Ami	Rating 1710	Born 2000
11	Misawa, Yuki WCM	Rating 1668	Born 1990
12	Takahashi, Saera	Rating 1618	Born 1983
13	Nakamura, Junko	Rating 1504	Born 1984
14	Inoue, Satomi	Rating 1502	Born 2011
15	Kikuchi, Saya	Rating 1422	Born 2016
16	Niori, Nona	Rating 1421	Born 2012

1 Sakai, Azumi WCMBorn 1991 1853
2 Kato, Ami Born 2000 1820
3 Takayasu, Melody Born 1976 1815

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Kinoshita, Kanako	Rating 1778	Born 1989
5	Kojima, Natsumi WCM	Rating 1770	Born 1994
6	Ivanov, Elizabeth	Rating 1754	Born 2001
7	Shibata, Misaki WCM	Rating 1749	Born 1993
8	Hasegawa, Emi WCM	Rating 1748	Born 1979
9	Takahashi, Saera	Rating 1723	Born 1983
10	Misawa, Yuki WCM	Rating 1708	Born 1990
11	Jie, Jingfei	Rating 1686	Born 2011
12	Nakamura, Junko	Rating 1573	Born 1984
13	Biju Pillai, Nanma	Rating 1547	Born 2015
14	Mitsuyama, Rikka WCM	Rating 1509	Born 2009
15	Hudimowa, Sofiia	Rating 1488	Born 2008
16	Kikuchi, Saya	Rating 1477	Born 2016
17	Pellet, Yuna	Rating 1434	Born 2012
18	Niori, Nona	Rating 1428	Born 2012

1 Sakai, Azumi WCMBorn 1991 1851
2 Hasegawa, Emi WCMBorn 1979 1836
3 Ivanov, Elizabeth Born 2001 1828

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Kinoshita, Kanako	Rating 1780	Born 1989
5	Kojima, Natsumi WCM	Rating 1736	Born 1994
6	Shibata, Misaki WCM	Rating 1732	Born 1993
7	Jie, Jingfei	Rating 1681	Born 2011
8	Mitsuyama, Rikka WCM	Rating 1630	Born 2009
9	Pavlova, Ophelia	Rating 1483	Born 1995
10	Kikuchi, Saya	Rating 1464	Born 2016
11	Niori, Nona	Rating 1411	Born 2012
12	Nishigawa, Aona	Rating 1411	Born 2018

1 Matsumura, Cocoro CMBorn 2008 2101
2 Moritani, Sho Born 2011 2043
3 Matsunaga, Toma Born 2012 1972

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Matsuda, Sota	Rating 1960	Born 2007
5	Hashimoto, Shunji	Rating 1959	Born 2009
6	Okabe, Yuma	Rating 1933	Born 2007
7	Ng, Alexander PN	Rating 1929	Born 2011
8	Nishida, Eito	Rating 1897	Born 2015
9	Rolston, Daniel Haruma	Rating 1860	Born 2009
10	Patil, Rushad	Rating 1854	Born 2006
11	Noda, Ryo	Rating 1841	Born 2014
12	Niori, Toma	Rating 1838	Born 2014
13	Endo, Shuma	Rating 1829	Born 2011
14	Terasawa, Koshiro	Rating 1808	Born 2007
15	Takahashi, Taiga	Rating 1780	Born 2010
16	Endo van Dooijeweert, Sebastian	Rating 1775	Born 2017
17	Kawada, Kanon	Rating 1771	Born 2010
18	Sakamoto, Akihiro	Rating 1771	Born 2006
19	Ozaki, Hugo	Rating 1768	Born 2011
20	Jie, Jingfei	Rating 1759	Born 2011
21	Mitsuyama, Rikka WCM	Rating 1748	Born 2009
22	Inukai, Kotaro	Rating 1734	Born 2010
23	Kanazawa, Shuya	Rating 1721	Born 2008
24	Maeda, Kotaro	Rating 1712	Born 2010
25	Sirimalla, Srivatsa	Rating 1711	Born 2012

1 Matsumura, Cocoro CMBorn 2008 2134
2 Moritani, Sho Born 2011 1942
3 Okabe, Yuma Born 2007 1922

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Rolston, Daniel Haruma	Rating 1916	Born 2009
5	Matsuda, Sota	Rating 1881	Born 2007
6	Patil, Rushad	Rating 1859	Born 2006
7	Yamada, Atsushi	Rating 1859	Born 2010
8	Noda, Ryo	Rating 1853	Born 2014
9	Terasawa, Koshiro	Rating 1843	Born 2007
10	Matsunaga, Toma	Rating 1839	Born 2012
11	Takahashi, Taiga	Rating 1834	Born 2010
12	Hashimoto, Shunji	Rating 1822	Born 2009
13	Niori, Toma	Rating 1811	Born 2014
14	Shimura, Teppei	Rating 1804	Born 2006
15	Uchiyama, Hiro	Rating 1795	Born 2014
16	Konno, Taiki	Rating 1783	Born 2007
17	Ishikawa, Eiichiro	Rating 1782	Born 2010
18	Nishida, Eito	Rating 1772	Born 2015
19	Gardner, Haruki	Rating 1748	Born 2013
20	Le, Tri Khoa	Rating 1747	Born 2011
21	Sirimalla, Srivatsa	Rating 1744	Born 2012
22	Endo, Shuma	Rating 1738	Born 2011
23	Maeda, Kotaro	Rating 1726	Born 2010
24	Mandhadi, Havish	Rating 1710	Born 2009
25	Jie, Jingfei	Rating 1686	Born 2011

1 Matsumura, Cocoro CMBorn 2008 2111
2 Rolston, Daniel Haruma Born 2009 1960
3 Moritani, Sho Born 2011 1955

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Matsunaga, Toma	Rating 1952	Born 2012
5	Nishida, Eito	Rating 1900	Born 2015
6	Endo, Shuma	Rating 1868	Born 2011
7	Patil, Rushad	Rating 1859	Born 2006
8	Takahashi, Taiga	Rating 1789	Born 2010
9	Endo van Dooijeweert, Sebastian	Rating 1774	Born 2017
10	Gokita, Kensei	Rating 1758	Born 2015
11	Yasuda, Yu	Rating 1749	Born 2014
12	Okabe, Yuma	Rating 1730	Born 2007
13	Eguchi, Lucas	Rating 1716	Born 2013
14	Junior, Carlos Eduardo	Rating 1705	Born 2011
15	Jie, Jingfei	Rating 1681	Born 2011
16	Niori, Toma	Rating 1668	Born 2014
17	Inukai, Kotaro	Rating 1648	Born 2010
18	Sirimalla, Srivatsa	Rating 1644	Born 2012
19	Nakamura, Yugo	Rating 1641	Born 2013
20	Inukai, Rentaro	Rating 1636	Born 2012
21	Fujii, Breno	Rating 1633	Born 2014
22	Mitsuyama, Rikka WCM	Rating 1630	Born 2009
23	Noda, Ryo	Rating 1569	Born 2014
24	Gardner, Haruki	Rating 1564	Born 2013
25	Taqueushi, Ryu	Rating 1564	Born 2013

1 Jie, Jingfei Born 2011 1759
2 Mitsuyama, Rikka WCMBorn 2009 1748
3 Inoue, Satomi Born 2011 1502

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Kikuchi, Saya	Rating 1422	Born 2016
5	Niori, Nona	Rating 1421	Born 2012

1 Jie, Jingfei Born 2011 1686
2 Biju Pillai, Nanma Born 2015 1547
3 Mitsuyama, Rikka WCMBorn 2009 1509

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Hudimowa, Sofiia	Rating 1488	Born 2008
5	Kikuchi, Saya	Rating 1477	Born 2016
6	Pellet, Yuna	Rating 1434	Born 2012
7	Niori, Nona	Rating 1428	Born 2012

1 Jie, Jingfei Born 2011 1681
2 Mitsuyama, Rikka WCMBorn 2009 1630
3 Kikuchi, Saya Born 2016 1464

Rank	పేరు	రేటింగ్	Born
4	Niori, Nona	Rating 1411	Born 2012
5	Nishigawa, Aona	Rating 1411	Born 2018

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Statistics

Registered players: 1,002
Active players: 702
Rated in Classical: 498
Rated in Rapid: 298
Rated in Blitz: 119
Women: 119
Juniors (under 20): 306

Rating spread, Classical

9

25

36

43

39

21

11

6

7

1

0

Active players in each band of 100 rating points.

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1400 to 1499: 9
1500 to 1599: 25
1600 to 1699: 36
1700 to 1799: 43
1800 to 1899: 39
1900 to 1999: 21
2000 to 2099: 11
2100 to 2199: 6
2200 to 2299: 7
2300 to 2399: 1
2400 to 2499: 0
2500 to 2599: 0
2600 to 2699: 0
2700 and above: 0

Titles

0GM
4IM
11FM
9CM
0WGM
1WIM
2WFM
11WCM

Arbiters with a FIDE title: 39
Trainers with a FIDE title: 4

3

players from this federation have claimed their NCR, their National Chess Rating, on 8by8verse.

FIDE rating list, October 2026. Titles are counted as FIDE lists them on that date.

Officials

Manabe, HiroshiPresident
Shinoda, TaroDirector
Harashima, YumiDirector
Ozawa, TaroAuditor
Arai, YukiRating Officer

Reports we shared

Whole-Olympiad team report, WomenSeptember 2026
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Whole-Olympiad team report, OpenSeptember 2026
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Round reports, rounds 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1117 to 27 September 2026
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