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KD
Kanda, Daigo
🇯🇵FIDE 7000456· Male· Japan· Born in 1958
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Daigo Kanda, a 68-year-old player, is rated 1833. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tokai Open 2026, Japan Open 2025(Challenger Category), and Japan Chess Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (SENIORS S65)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2008–2011) and 23 months (2016–2018). His peak of 1975 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2007); he also reached #27 nationally in Oct 2008.
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd1783·Blz—
All-time high
1975
−142 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 49
Apr 2007 · age 49
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,305
#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1751 → 1828
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2nd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1751
Jan 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 62
Dec 2020
3rd 60-65 player nationally
at age 62 · rated 1855
Aug 2020
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1859 → returned at 1842
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1809 → 1833
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
14/ 2653.8%
11W6D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHamzah Abdul Rahman1,851·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (SENIORS S50_W50_S65 Open)·R4·+10.9
2.[W]vsTong Neo Choo1,841·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (SENIORS S50_W50_S65 Open)·R5·+10.6
3.[D]vsRonny GunawanIM2,204·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (SENIORS S50_W50_S65 Open)·R7·+8.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSeng Sun Quah1,986·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (SENIORS S50_W50_S65 Open)·R8·-5.6
3.[L]vsEdmundo Gatus2,036·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (SENIORS S50_W50_S65 Open)·R3·-4.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #20 | 2674 | +14.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #69 | 1805 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #31 | 1993 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #12 | 1914 | +14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Japan
#75
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,959
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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