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Kojima, Shinya
IM🇯🇵FIDE 7000812· Male· Japan· Born in 1988
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Shinya Kojima, a 38-year-old International Master, is rated 2309 and ranked 4th among JPN players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 20 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tokai Open 2026, Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament, and Japan Open 2025(Master Category). Also played 2 rapid events (including Kanagawa Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2432 was reached at age 30 (Nov 2018); he also reached #1 nationally in Jul 2010 and spent 71 months as #1, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded IM in 2015 (age 27) and FM in 2009 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2309
Standard
Rpd2282·Blz2281
All-time high
2432
−123 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 30
Nov 2018 · age 30
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · JPN players · of 207
71 months in #1 nationally (2010–2021)
71 months in #1 nationally (2010–2021)
Career timeline
24 entries2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Oct 2024
2023
1,000 career games
at age 35
Jun 2023
2021
71 months in National #1
longest streak 35 months · since Jul 2010
Dec 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Jun 2019
2018
All-time peak 2432
at age 30 · −125 from today
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2307 → 2309
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
28.5/ 3679.2%
27W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2303 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2647 | +4.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2080 | -3.7 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 2207 | -10.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2427 | +10.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRyosuke NanjoIM
🇯🇵JPN·2294
+5 −3 =12
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsThanh Tu TranIM
🇯🇵JPN·2399
+5 −6 =6
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsKohei YamadaFM
🇯🇵JPN·2189
+9 −2 =5
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsRyo Shiomi
🇯🇵JPN·2049
+11 −0 =3
14 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsKoji Noguchi
🇯🇵JPN·1978
+11 −1 =1
13 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Japan
#4
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#725
in continent
World
#3,789
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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