Top chess players in Japan

The highest-rated active players from Japan on FIDE's November 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	IMThanh Tu Tran JPN	2393	0	#1829	1990
2	IMRyosuke Nanjo JPN	2293	0	#4366	1988
3	FMShou Otsuka JPN	2289	0	#4485	2000
4	IMShinya Kojima JPN	2278	0	#4867	1988
5	CMKan Nakahara JPN	2276	0	#4954	2005
6	FMKohei Yamada JPN	2208	0	#7915	1988
7	FMAkira Watanabe JPN	2206	0	#8026	1972
8	Simon Schweizer JPN	2205	−10	#8069	1996
9	FMMasahiro Baba JPN	2175	0	#8948	1984

Ratings from FIDE's official November 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.