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Yamada, Kohei
FM🇯🇵FIDE 7000936· Male· Japan· Born in 1988
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Kohei Yamada, a 38-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2189 — just 18 short of his peak of 2207 (Dec 2022, age 34) and ranked 10th among JPN players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 3 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament, Japan Open 2025(Master Category), and Japan Chess Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Japan Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 30-month break between Nov 2011 and Jun 2014. He reached #4 nationally in Dec 2022 and has been in top 10 for 88 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 28) and CM in 2011 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2189
Standard
Rpd2193·Blz2001
All-time high
2207
−18 pts below
Dec 2022 · age 34
Dec 2022 · age 34
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · JPN players · of 207
National top 10 since Dec 2021
National top 10 since Dec 2021
Career timeline
15 entries2026
88 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 54 months · since Nov 2016
Jun 2026
2022
Peak national rank: #4
at age 34 · rated 2207
Dec 2022
Crossed 2200
at age 34
Dec 2022
All-time peak 2207
at age 34 · −18 from today
Dec 2022
2017
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
2082 → 2168
Jun 2017
2016
FM title awardedFM
at age 28
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2189 → 2189
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
21.5/ 3169.4%
17W9D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/8 | #9 | 2307 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #6 | 2599 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #19 | 2221 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2090 | -3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShinya KojimaIM
🇯🇵JPN·2309
+2 −9 =5
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsKoji Noguchi
🇯🇵JPN·1978
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRyosuke NanjoIM
🇯🇵JPN·2294
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsNaohiro Nakamura
🇯🇵JPN·2050
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTetsuo Higashino
🇯🇵JPN·2094
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Japan
#10
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,380
in continent
World
#8,776
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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