Shinya Kojima
Japanese chess player (born 1988)
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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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 15, 1988 Zushi, Japan |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Japan |
| Title | International Master (2015) |
| Peak rating | 2432 (November 2018) |
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]
Personal life
Kojima graduated from Keio University in 2011.[5]