is a Japanese

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player. He has the highest peak rating out of all of Japan's chess players.

Chess career

Kojima represented Japan at several

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s, in: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022. Kojima won the

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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

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in 2011.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kojima, Shinya Living people 1988 births People from Zushi, Kanagawa Sportspeople from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese chess players Keio University alumni Chess International Masters Chess players at the 2006 Asian Games Chess players at the 2010 Asian Games Chess players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan Chess Olympiad competitors