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Baba, Masahiro
FM🇯🇵FIDE 7000766· Male· Japan· Born in 1984
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Masahiro Baba, a 42-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2157 and ranked 11th among JPN players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2013–2015) and 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: The Rooky Monthly FIDE Rated September 2025 - Standard Open and The Rooky Monthly Grand Prix August 2025 - Standard. Also played 11 rapid events (including Red Knight Chess Cafe Anniversary Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2306 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2017); he also reached #3 nationally in Jun 2017 and spent 12 months in top 3.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 33) and CM in 2009 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd2093·Blz2223
All-time high
2306
−149 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 33
Sep 2017 · age 33
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · JPN players · of 207
12 months in National top 3 (2017–2018)
12 months in National top 3 (2017–2018)
Career timeline
17 entries2025
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2180
Apr 2025
2020
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2274 → returned at 2248
Mar 2020
2018
12 months in national top 3
longest streak 12 months · since Jun 2017
May 2018
2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 33
Oct 2017
Crossed 2300
at age 33
Sep 2017
All-time peak 2306
at age 33 · −149 from today
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2151 → 2157
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
7.5/ 983.3%
7W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2183 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #5 | 1944 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolay Gutsulyak
🇷🇺RUS·1864
+9 −2 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsShinya KojimaIM
🇯🇵JPN·2309
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsLouie Salvador
🇵🇭PHI·2136
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRyosuke NanjoIM
🇯🇵JPN·2294
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsJony HablaFM
🇵🇭PHI·2111
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Japan
#11
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,601
in continent
World
#10,778
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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