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Noguchi, Koji

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FIDEFIDE 7000740· Male· Japan· Born in 1976

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Koji Noguchi, a 50-year-old player, is rated 1978. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 13 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tokai Open 2026, Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament, and Japan Chess Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2nd Science Tokyo Rapid Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2150 was reached at age 41 (Jun 2017, #9 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1978

Standard

Rpd2002·Blz2068

All-time high

2150

−172 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 41

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#31,128

#31,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
500 career games
at age 50
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Jan 2025
2024
4th 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 2029
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 47
Aug 2023
2017
3rd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2150
Aug 2017
Peak national rank: #9
at age 41 · rated 2150
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament
perf 2096 (+107) · 4.5/6 · #3
Top opponent
vs Kohei YamadaFM 2,191
Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament · Nov 2025 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-4
1982 → 1978
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
17.5/ 2764.8%
16W3D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRaphael Suzuki Ferreira1,764·Tokai Open 2026·R2·-15.5
2.[L]vsYuya Yanai1,846·Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament·R6·-13.9
3.[L]vsNathan Summerville1,848·Japan Chess Classic 2025·R3·-13.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup-
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/9#191977-2.8
Tokai Open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#81913-8.0
Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/6#32096+20.0
Japan Chess Classic 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/6#162026-13.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsShinya KojimaIM
🇯🇵JPN·2309
+1 −11 =1
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsRyosuke NanjoIM
🇯🇵JPN·2294
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsKohei YamadaFM
🇯🇵JPN·2189
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMirai AoshimaFM
🇯🇵JPN·2355
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsNaohiro Nakamura
🇯🇵JPN·2050
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings

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Japan
#31
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,818
in continent
World
#31,127
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Japan
1
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2,399
2
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2,355
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
8
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2,206
9
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2,198
10
🇯🇵Yamada, KoheiFollow Kohei YamadaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,189
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31🇯🇵Noguchi, Koji1,978
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
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3818🇯🇵Noguchi, Koji1,978
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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31127🇯🇵Noguchi, Koji1,978