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Kitagami, Show

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FIDEFIDE 2018667· Male· Japan· Born in 1970

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Show Kitagami, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1875. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Japan Open 2025(Challenger Category) and Japan Chess Classic 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Japan Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 23-month break between Sep 2013 and Sep 2015. His peak of 2122 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2007); he also reached #13 nationally in Jan 2014.

Competes for Japan since Apr 2019.

Current rating

1875

Standard

Rpd1993·Blz—

All-time high

2122

−247 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 37

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#54,478

#54,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
3rd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1890
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1844 → 1924
Aug 2024
2022
2nd 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 1933
Apr 2022
2019
Switched federation: USA → JPN
at age 49
Apr 2019
2016
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2089
Aug 2016
2015
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 2089
Oct 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ryosuke Tanaka 1,850
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup- · May 2026 · +9.3 Elo
Evolution
-42
1917 → 1875
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
15.5/ 2562.0%
13W5D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYicheng Zhang1,688·Japan Chess Classic 2025·R7·-15.0
2.[L]vsSeojun Jang1,788·Japan Open 2025(Challenger Category)·R3·-12.9
3.[L]vsZixiao Yu1,803·Japan Chess Classic 2025·R6·-12.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup-
Open Swiss
May 20265/7#321908-15.4
Japan Open 2025(Challenger Category)
Open Swiss
Sep 20257/9#31934+12.2
Japan Chess Classic 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/7#211681-38.6
Worst Elo result: Japan Chess Classic 2025 (-38.6 Elo, finished #21).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMelody Takayasu
🇯🇵JPN·1727
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsDai Araki
🇯🇵JPN·1839
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRyosuke NanjoIM
🇯🇵JPN·2294
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings

/
Japan
#57
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,453
in continent
World
#54,477
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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4
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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2,841
2
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2,767
7
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8
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9
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2,753
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