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Nakahara, Kan
CM🇯🇵FIDE 7002556· Male· Japan· Born in 2005
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Kan Nakahara, a 21-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2290 and ranked 6th among JPN players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe A, SixDays Budapest March 2026 - IM-C, and Budapest One Week 2026 March IM-B. Also played 1 rapid event (including 13th Osaka Wine Cup) recently. He took a 41-month break between Dec 2019 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached #6 nationally in May 2025 and has been in top 10 for 16 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2019 (age 14). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2290
Standard
Rpd2033·Blz1997
All-time high
2290
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · JPN players · of 207
National top 10 since Apr 2025
National top 10 since Apr 2025
Career timeline
20 entries2026
16 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 15 months · since Dec 2024
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2244
at age 21
Apr 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #6
at age 20 · rated 2201
May 2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 2201
May 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 20
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+119
2171 → 2290
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
25.5/ 4359.3%
19W13D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2453 | +45.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2376 | +36.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2203 | +6.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2297 | +30.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #23 | 2180 | -0.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Japan
#6
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#825
in continent
World
#4,417
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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