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Sakai, Enju

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FIDEFIDE 7000944· Male· Japan· Born in 1980

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Enju Sakai, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1886. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 7 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament and Brugse Meesters 2025 Open. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2008–2009) and 17 months (2014–2016). His peak of 2019 was reached at age 36 (Mar 2016); he also reached #20 nationally in May 2019.

Current rating

1886

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2019

−133 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 36

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#51,561

#51,561 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1886
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1821 → 1914
Aug 2024
2022
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 1923
Apr 2022
2019
Peak national rank: #20
at age 39 · rated 2001
May 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 36
Sep 2016
Crossed 2000
at age 36
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup-
perf 2018 (+132) · 4/7 · #48
Top opponent
vs Tetsuo Higashino 2,117
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup- · May 2026 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
+5
1881 → 1886
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
9W5D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Japan Chess Championship 2026 -The 27th Argentina Cup-
Open Swiss
May 20264/7#482018+5.6
Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/6#171699-32.6
Brugse Meesters 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#902028+32.4
Worst Elo result: Kinosaki Onsen Open Chess Tournament (-32.6 Elo, finished #17).

Most-Played Opponents

vsYunosuke Kuroda
🇯🇵JPN·1901
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsTatsuya Shioguchi
🇯🇵JPN·2041
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMasahiro Furuya
🇯🇵JPN·1976
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsRyosuke NanjoIM
🇯🇵JPN·2294
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2012
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vsGentaro Gonda
🇯🇵JPN
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2014
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Rankings

/
Japan
#54
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,094
in continent
World
#51,560
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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