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Kobayashi, Atsuhiko

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FIDEFIDE 7000049· Male· Japan· Born in 1992

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Atsuhiko Kobayashi, a 34-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2151 — just 9 short of his peak of 2160 (Sep 2022, age 30) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Also played 1 rapid event (including Japan Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 27-month break between May 2010 and Sep 2012. He reached #6 nationally in Apr 2023 and spent 37 months in top 10.

Awarded CM in 2022 (age 30). At junior level, he reached #1, #3 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2151

Standard

Rpd2093·Blz—

All-time high

2160

−9 pts below
Sep 2022 · age 30

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,181 · players worldwide · of 218,279
37 months in National top 10 (2019–2025)

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
37 months in national top 10
longest streak 14 months · since Dec 2019
Jul 2025
2023
Peak national rank: #6
at age 31 · rated 2160
Apr 2023
2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 30
Sep 2022
All-time peak 2160
at age 30 · −9 from today
Sep 2022
2019
Crossed 2100
at age 27
Dec 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 23
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup-
perf 2205 (+54) · 6/9 · #8
Top opponent
vs Shou OtsukaFM 2,322
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup- · May 2026 · +14.6 Elo
Evolution
+21
2130 → 2151
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup-
Open Swiss
May 20266/9#82205+20.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsShinya KojimaIM
🇯🇵JPN·2309
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met May 2022
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vsRyosuke NanjoIM
🇯🇵JPN·2294
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsRyo Shiomi
🇯🇵JPN·2049
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2022
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vsKohei YamadaFM
🇯🇵JPN·2189
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsKoji Noguchi
🇯🇵JPN·1978
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings

/
Japan
#12
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,649
in continent
World
#11,181
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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7
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8
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9
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10
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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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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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7
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8
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9
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2,753
9
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