Shinya Kojima Explained

Country:	Japan
Birth Date:	15 November 1988
Birth Place:	Zushi, Japan
International Master (2015)
Peakrating:	2432 (November 2018)
Fideid:	7000812

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]

Notes and References

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