Watanabe mated Valbuena Alarcon on move 54
Valbuena AlarconWatanabe
Watanabe checkmated Valbuena Alarcon. The opening was the Sicilian Defence.
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Castillo Rodriguez × Watanabe
Castillo RodriguezWatanabe
Castillo Rodriguez beat Watanabe.
In Surtees and Sanada, the side with less material won
SurteesSanada
Surtees beat Sanada. The opening was the Caro-Kann Defence.
Saparya Ghosh took down Kojima with 203 fewer rating points
Saparya GhoshKojima
Saparya Ghosh took down Kojima, 203 rating points higher. The ratings read 2309 against 2106.
Fu mated Kikuchi on move 78
KikuchiFu
Fu checkmated Kikuchi. The opening was the Queen's Gambit.
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NarrateMatsunaga took down Chan with 223 fewer rating points
Mohd Afif made it 6 wins in a row
Mohd AfifJie
Mohd Afif beat Jie after 54 moves. The opening was the English Opening.
Watanabe × Torres Buitrago
WatanabeTorres Buitrago
Watanabe and Torres Buitrago draw. The opening was the Nimzo-Indian Defence.
Sanada × Om Reddy Jayar
SanadaOm Reddy Jayar
Sanada beat Om Reddy Jayar. The opening was the Réti Opening.
Jaunooby × Sanada
JaunoobySanada
Sanada beat Jaunooby. The opening was the Queen's Pawn Game.
Sanada × Rughani
SanadaRughani
Sanada and Rughani draw after 71 moves. The opening was the English Opening.
Sanada × Cheung
SanadaCheung
Sanada beat Cheung after 45 moves. The opening was the King's Indian Defence.
Taylor × Sanada
TaylorSanada
Sanada beat Taylor after 88 moves. The opening was the Queen's Pawn Game.
Wijaya × Jie
WijayaJie
Wijaya beat Jie after 61 moves. The opening was the Sicilian Defence.
Jie × Ding
JieDing
Jie and Ding draw. The opening was the Italian Game.
Jie × Tselmuun Dorjsuren
JieTselmuun Dorjsuren
Tselmuun Dorjsuren beat Jie after 63 moves. The opening was the Caro-Kann Defence.
Defez Gomez × Sharma
Defez GomezSharma
Defez Gomez and Sharma draw.
Sharma × Torres Sanchez
SharmaTorres Sanchez
Torres Sanchez beat Sharma.
Torosyan Saghatelyan × Sharma
Torosyan SaghatelyanSharma
Torosyan Saghatelyan beat Sharma.
Matsunaga × Lam
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Players
The players from this federation who show up in the broadcasts we follow — this is not the FIDE national ranking.
| Player | Rating | Games |
|---|---|---|
| IMKojima, Shinya | 2309 | 2 |
| FMWatanabe, Akira | 2206 | 3 |
| Sanada, Tetsuaki | 2051 | 6 |
| Sharma, Sameer | 1985 | 4 |
| Matsunaga, Toma | 1952 | 13 |
| Jie, Jingfei | 1713 | 4 |
| Kikuchi, Saya | 1432 | 1 |
| Essai, Selim | — | 13 |
Tournaments
- IRT Rapido LUDIKA KALLPA Garry Kasparov
- 18th Leyland FIDE Chess Congress - Open
- 2nd Bangkok Summer International Chess Open | Standard Open
- 10th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2026 | Classical | G10
- Asian Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 | Blitz Men
- 10th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2026 | Classical | G16
- LIX Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata