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Watanabe, Akira

FM🇯🇵

FIDEFIDE 7000227· Male· Japan· Born in 1972

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Akira Watanabe, a 54-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2206 and ranked 8th among JPN players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tokai Open 2026 and 2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2004), 23 months (2004–2006), 17 months (2006–2007), 13 months (2011–2012) and 130 months (2014–2025). His peak of 2385 was reached at age 29 (Apr 2001); he also reached #1 nationally in Jan 2001 and spent 32 months as #1.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 29).

Current rating

2206

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2385

−179 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 29

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#8

#8 · JPN players · of 207
32 months in #1 nationally (2001–2012)

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 2229
Sep 2025
2015
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 2284
Jun 2015
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
2252 → 2284
Jun 2015
2014
Inactive for 130 months
paused at 2284 → returned at 2229
Sep 2014
2012
32 months in National #1
longest streak 21 months · since Jan 2001
May 2012
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2297 → returned at 2289
Jul 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bunji Takashima 1,800
Tokai Open 2026 · Jan 2026 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-78
2284 → 2206
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
6W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tokai Open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#171890-23.4
2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open
Swiss
Jul 20254.5/8#71821-55.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open (-55.2 Elo, finished #7).

Most-Played Opponents

vsRyosuke NanjoIM
🇯🇵JPN·2294
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met May 2014
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vsShinya KojimaIM
🇯🇵JPN·2309
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2014
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vsRyo Shiomi
🇯🇵JPN·2049
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2014
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vsNaohiro Nakamura
🇯🇵JPN·2050
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2014
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Rankings

/
Japan
#8
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,276
in continent
World
#7,852
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Japan
1
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2
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3
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2,314
4
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2,309
5
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2,294
6
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2,290
7
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2,225
82,206
9
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2,198
10
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2,189
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
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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2,735
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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World
1
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2,841
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
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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