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Moritani, Sho

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FIDEFIDE 30983967· Male· Japan· Born in 2011

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Sho Moritani, a 15-year-old player, is rated 2041 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rilton Cup 2025-2026, Japan Open 2025(Master Category), and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including JSCA Rilton Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 2138 was reached at age 14 (Sep 2025, #11 nationally at the time).

Competes for Japan since Feb 2024. At junior level, he reached World #96 in U12 and #1 and #1 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

2041

Standard

Rpd1942·Blz1955

All-time high

2138

−97 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 14

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#949 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
1st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 2105
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #11
at age 14 · rated 2138
Sep 2025
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 2138
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2138
at age 14 · −97 from today
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marija KuznecovaFM 2,314
Rilton Cup 2025-2026 · Dec 2025 · +30.8 Elo
Evolution
-36
2077 → 2041
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
21.5/ 4350.0%
16W11D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarija KuznecovaFM2,314·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R9·+30.8
2.[W]vsHrdya DinanathCM2,167·Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open·R9·+21.7
3.[W]vsStephen JonesFM2,107·Japan Open 2025(Master Category)·R3·+20.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup-
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/8#261989-63.6
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/9#1182121+8.0
Japan Open 2025(Master Category)
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/9#282061-41.2
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#802182+38.8
Japan Chess Classic 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/7#32116+23.2
Worst Elo result: Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup- (-63.6 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/
Japan
#21
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,839
in continent
World
#21,850
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Japan
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,294
6
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2,290
7
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8
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9
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10
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21🇯🇵Moritani, Sho2,041
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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2839🇯🇵Moritani, Sho2,041
World
1
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2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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21850🇯🇵Moritani, Sho2,041