Shinya Kojima

Shinya Kojima
CountryJapan
Born (1988-11-15) November 15, 1988 (age 36)
Zushi, Japan
TitleInternational Master (2015)
Peak rating2432 (November 2018)

Shinya Kojima (小島 慎也, Kojima Shinya, born November 15, 1988) is a Japanese chess player. He has the highest peak rating out of all of Japan's chess players.

Chess career

Kojima represented Japan at several Chess Olympiads, in: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022.[1]

Kojima won the Japanese Chess Championship five times, in: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010.

In November 2022, Kojima won the Japan Open 2022, where he remained undefeated during the event.[2] He won the Japan Open 2021 in the previous year, where he was the top-ranked Japanese player.[3]

In July 2023, Kojima finished tied for second in the Japan Chess Classic 2023 alongside Trần Thanh Tú, Koya Matsuyama, and Samuel Song.[4]

As of September 2023, Kojima is one of two active International Masters in Japan, alongside Ryosuke Nanjo.[5]

Personal life

Kojima graduated from Keio University in 2011.[6]

References

  1. ^ Gondhalekar, Mayur (July 27, 2022). "Team Japan at the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022".
  2. ^ Gondhalekar, Mayur; Donaldson, Sheldon (November 19, 2022). "Shinya Kojima wins Japan Open 2022".
  3. ^ Gondhalekar, Mayur (January 28, 2022). "IM Shinya Kojima wins Japan Open 2021".
  4. ^ Donaldson, Sheldon (August 7, 2023). "Aoshima Mirai wins Japan Chess Classic 2023".
  5. ^ Schulz, Andre (September 20, 2023). "A small, well-organized community: the Japanese Team Championship".
  6. ^ "The first Japanese IM? FM Shinya Kojima". September 6, 2012.