The Japan Chess Classic 2026 is scheduled to run from Sunday, August 9 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026, bringing classical competitive chess to the historic Osaka City Central Public Hall.
Organized under FIDE regulations, the 7-round Swiss tournament offers FIDE and national standard rating, significant cash prizes, and qualifying spots for national championships.
Venue: Osaka City Central Public Hall (Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka)
Format: 7-round Swiss system (Accelerated Swiss system applied if entries exceed 128 players)
Time Control: 90 minutes + 30-second increment per move
Capacity: 220 players
Stakes: Top 5 Japanese players earn direct seeding rights for the 2027 All Japan Chess Championship.
The tournament is officially sponsored and organized by key regional and national chess bodies: Japan Chess Federation, Caissa Osaka Chess Club, Osaka Abeno Chess Club, Osaka Ampa Sanchez Club and KYOCHESS.
The Open category features a total main cash prize pool alongside dedicated categories for ratings, age groups and local residents:
1st Place: 100,000 yen + Shield
2nd Place: 50,000 yen + Shield
3rd Place: 30,000 yen + Shield
4th Place: 20,000 yen
5th Place: 10,000 yen
Rating Categories (U1800 / U1600): Cash prizes up to 5,000 yen and awards for top 3 finishers.
Participants:
1 IM Hafiz Arif Abdul INA 2430
2 IM Tran Thanh Tu JPN 2399
3 IM Sharan Rao IND 2341
4 IM Kojima Shinya JPN 2309
5 IM Nanjo Ryosuke JPN 2294
6 CM Nakahara Kan JPN 2290
7 WGM Sharma Isha IND 2245
8 FM Yamada Kohei JPN 2189
9 FM Baba Masahiro JPN 2157
10 CM Averbukh Alex JPN 2124
11 FM Bibby Simon JPN 2123
12 Higashino Tetsuo JPN 2094
13 CM Finke Kelvin AUS 2079
14 CM Matsuo Tomohiko JPN 2057
15 Noguchi Koji JPN 1978
16 Taga Hiroto JPN 1976
17 Furuya Masahiro JPN 1976
18 Tsogt-Ochir Bold MGL 1967
19 Matsunaga Toma JPN 1952
20 Garcia Carles Eduard ESP 1932
21 Planche Pierre-Francois FRA 1926
22 Manabe Hiroshi JPN 1916
23 Togawa Kentaro JPN 1915
24 Chiu David Zion HKG 1915
25 Tanaka Satoshi JPN 1908
26 Kuroda Yunosuke JPN 1901
27 Sun Chang-Jyu TPE 1896
28 AIM Kim Changhyung KOR 1893
29 Yamamichi Atsuya JPN 1892
30 Ushiyama Sotaro JPN 1890
31 Ralaivao Maxence FRA 1887
32 Sakai Enju JPN 1886
33 Pu Yu TPE 1885
34 Kitagami Show JPN 1875
35 Noda Ryo JPN 1872
36 Shakuya Keita JPN 1872
37 Yanai Yuya JPN 1870
38 Loftus John TPE 1867
39 Erkoc Vedat JPN 1860
40 Wu Chen- Hao TPE 1860
41 WCM Sakai Azumi JPN 1856
42 Patil Rushad JPN 1846
43 Koike Atsushi JPN 1845
44 Tanaka Hiroto JPN 1840
45 Araki Dai JPN 1839
46 Niori Toma JPN 1837
47 Abe Taro JPN 1834
48 Tokuni Shun JPN 1833
49 Tanaka Ryosuke JPN 1830
50 Tamura Hikaru JPN 1823
51 Baze Rejold JPN 1818
52 Beardsley Benjamin NED 1818
53 Takahashi Taiga JPN 1812
54 Wang Zimo(Bj) CHN 1811
55 Chen Kyle HKG 1803
56 Mizumoto Takahiro JPN 1802
57 Terasawa Koshiro JPN 1799
58 Sugimoto Koichi JPN 1796
59 Tang Tsz Sang HKG 1793
60 Nishino Tatsuya JPN 1791
61 Ferreira Raphael Suzuki BRA 1788
62 Mauss Hiroki GER 1774
63 Chiu Silas Nathaniel HKG 1765
64 Uetani Toshiaki JPN 1764
65 Burgess Joseph JPN 1762
66 Shvets Serhii UKR 1756
67 Xiao Ruhan CHN 1756
68 Ono Tadashi JPN 1753
69 Sasaki Kaishi JPN 1750
70 Miyatani Ryouhei JPN 1749
71 Karasawa Yuta JPN 1735
72 Chao Tzu-Yi Anderson TPE 1732
73 WCM Mitsuyama Rikka JPN 1730
74 Zhang Zheyi(Joey) CAN 1728
75 Takayasu Melody JPN 1727
76 AIM Chang Ching-Ting TPE 1726
77 Omak Defne TUR 1719
78 Shao Mengqi CHN 1718
79 Chan Chi Ngo HKG 1716
80 Zhang Qiyu CHN 1716
81 Ivanov Elizabeth JPN 1708
82 Sirimalla Srivatsa JPN 1705
83 Wang Zimeng(Js) CHN 1704
84 Ito Sarah GER 1703
85 Chao Andrew Tzu Chun TPE 1696
86 Sueyoshi Henna Jose Luis JPN 1693
87 Kanazawa Shuya JPN 1692
88 Abe Yasuto JPN 1691
89 Zhang Yicheng JPN 1681
90 Tang Yichen JPN 1680
91 Jie Jingfei JPN 1676
92 Furukawa Masayuki JPN 1673
93 Furuse Mizuki JPN 1665
94 Jiang Luning CHN 1659
95 Ma Andy HKG 1658
96 Hung I-Hsuan TPE 1657
97 Ishii Subaru CAN 1656
98 AFM Yeh Bang-Fu TPE 1656
99 Tsai Nicholas USA 1655
100 Ozaki Hugo JPN 1654
101 Huang Aaron Yu-Hsi TPE 1644
102 Ishii Hibiki JPN 1643
103 Chen Pin-Jui TPE 1642
104 Ma Ethan CAN 1635
105 Wong Ngo Athan HKG 1634
106 Leung Joy San Lucas HKG 1632
107 Pu Jing TPE 1628
108 Curtis Toby JPN 1625
109 AFM Kuklin Ivan Vl. RUS 1616
110 Liu Yian CHN 1616
111 Diba Seyed Reza JPN 1615
112 Chung Frederick H. TPE 1614
113 Guo Yile CHN 1612
114 Huang Yi-Xin Alexis TPE 1612
115 Toyota Yusuke JPN 1606
116 Matsuyama Takefumi JPN 1600
117 Lu Xiaohan CHN 1598
118 Wong Chak Sum HKG 1596
119 Fan Wen Xi HKG 1590
120 Wang Hsiao-Chuan TPE 1576
121 ACM Ramkumar Aravindh JPN 1574
122 Itokazu Antonio JPN 1571
123 Tsai Nien-Yu TPE 1567
124 Yoshida Sou JPN 1564
125 Wang Claire HKG 1559
126 Wu Pei-Xuan TPE 1557
127 Wang Yu-Chi Xavier TPE 1553
128 Horie Ryosuke JPN 1552
129 Hehir Stephen JPN 1549
130 Richard Kitagawa Ulysse FRA 1547
131 Kitahara Fumihiro JPN 1536
132 Luk Marcus Jasper HKG 1530
133 AFM Yen Yu-Ting TPE 1519
134 Jin Jeffrey USA 1518
135 Okubo Sui JPN 1517
136 Chao Tzu-Chi Angie TPE 1515
137 Kanehara Hiromichi JPN 1511
138 Zhao Zichen CHN 1509
139 Li Yu Tung HKG 1503
140 Martinez Ryan PHI 1500
141 Chen Zeming FID 1493
142 Yoshizawa Kazufumi JPN 1490
143 Zhu Ruiqian HKG 1489
144 Huang Hao-Xuan TPE 1487
145 AFM Wong Man Hei Alvin HKG 1485
146 Zhang Marvin HKG 1483
147 Niori Nona JPN 1481
148 Li Chengfei CHN 1480
149 Lo Gareth HKG 1480
150 Wang Zejing CHN 1461
151 Tsuboi Mashu JPN 1447
152 Ngai Tsz Yiu Ethan HKG 1446
153 Dai Junze CHN 1445
154 Hsieh Yi-Li TPE 1436
155 Lin Lincoln HKG 1429
156 Zhou Alex Tian Cheng USA 1427
157 Jiang Yanze CHN 1422
158 Lam Cheuk Nam HKG 1421
159 Richard Kitagawa Nohan FRA 1413
160 Huang Janet Pin-Hsuan TPE 1410
161 Shirozu Hiroki JPN 1702
162 Oi Sounosuke JPN 1664
163 Maeda Kotaro JPN 1578
164 Ueda Naoto HKG 1526
165 Watanabe Takaharu JPN 1472
166 Masuda Kazuaki JPN 1443
167 Iizuka Hiroshi JPN 1437
168 Kondou Riyuichi JPN 1344
169 Joshi Soumya JPN 1328
170 Okuda Haruto JPN 1214
171 Ono Yukiko JPN 1000
172 Chen Henry USA 0
173 Chen Yanxi Lolly B HKG 0
174 Ho Lucas Ming Yuk HKG 0
175 Huang Pin-Cheng TPE 0
176 Jhang En-Ruei TPE 0
177 Jhang Jing-Jie TPE 0
178 Kawada Kanon JPN 0
179 Kishi Kohei JPN 0
180 Lin Zih-Jheng FID 0
181 Matsuda Sota JPN 0
182 Morier Hernandez Alia Madeleine Remi FID 0
183 Munn Dylan Alfred Kiefer HKG 0
184 Ogawa Riku JPN 0
185 Okamura Kaito JPN 0
186 Shih Hung Yen JPN 0
187 Tanaka Yuki JPN 0
188 Wang Andy Muan USA 0
189 Wang Max Muyang USA 0
190 Wang Qian(Zj) CHN 0
191 Wong Yue Chun HKG 0
192 Wong Yue Hei HKG 0
193 Yang Jiarui CHN 0
194 Ying Ruiyan HKG 0
195 Yoshida Takuya JPN 0
196 Zhang Mingyu CHN 0
197 Zhang Yue CHN 0
198 Zhao Dongcheng CHN 0
199 Zhao Jiayan CHN 0
200 Zhao William Zehao HKG 0
201 Zheng Shi CHN 0
