Shinya Kojima

Shinya Kojima
Personal information
Born (1988-11-15) November 15, 1988 (age 37)
Zushi, Japan
Chess career
CountryJapan
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.

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. He won the Japan Open 2021 in the previous year, where he was the top-ranked Japanese player.

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

Personal life

Kojima graduated from Keio University in 2011.

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. ↑ "The first Japanese IM? FM Shinya Kojima". September 6, 2012.