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Kihara, Taira
🇯🇵FIDE 7007418· Male· Japan· Born in 2005
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Taira Kihara, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1901 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1900–1950 range. 19 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearance: Japan Open 2025(Challenger Category). Also played 3 rapid events (including Japan Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. He reached #49 nationally in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1747·Blz—
All-time high
1901
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1901
at age 21
Jun 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #49
at age 20 · rated 1887
Dec 2025
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1886
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1886 · at age 20
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #43 | 2205 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 1815 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Japan
#50
out of 254 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,632
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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