Japan Chess Championship 2025 Qualifiers List

（Updated: 01.29.2025）

Aoshima Mirai	青嶋未来	A, C, F, H
Averbukh Alex	Averbukh Alex	I
Bibby Simon	Bibby Simon	I
Chen Muxi	陳沐熙	I
Fujii Chiaki	藤井智彬	I
Fukushima Sota	福島奏太	J
Furuya Masahiro	古谷昌洋	B, F
Gishi Takeshi	義之岳史	E
Gonzalez Valenzuela Didac	Gonzalez Valenzuela Didac	I
Higashino Tetsuo	東野徹男	A
Higashishiba Teruomi	東芝輝臣	I
Jones Stephen	Jones Stephen	I
Kinoshita Kanako	木下奏子	H
Kobayashi Atsuhiko	小林厚彦	I
Kojima Shinya	小島慎也	A, C, F, H
Manabe Hiroshi	真鍋浩	I
Matsumoto Yoshitaro	松本芳太郎	I
Matsumura Cocoro	松村心	A
Matsuo Tomohiko	松尾朋彦	I
Matsuyama Koya	松山紘也	I
Mitsuyama Rikka	三津山六花	A, H
Moritani Sho	森谷翔	C
Muthyala Bansi Prathima	Muthyala Bansi Prathima	D
Nagataki Kota	長瀧航太	I
Nakahara Kan	中原鑑	I
Nakamura Naohiro	中村尚広	I
Nanjo Ryosuke	南條遼介	A, C, F, H
Noguchi Koji	野口恒治	I
Otsuka Shou	大塚翔生	I
Patil Rushad	Patil Rushad	J
Sakai Azumi	坂井あづみ	D, H
Scott Tyler	Scott Tyler	I
Shibata Misaki	柴田美咲	H
Shioguchi Tatsuya	汐口達也	I
Takayasu Melody	Takayasu Melody	H
Taga Hiroto	多賀裕登	J
Tanaka Satoshi	田中智	J
Tran Thanh Tu	Tran Thanh Tu	A, C, H
Uetani Toshiaki	上谷敏章	E
Yamada Kohei	山田弘平	A, F, H
Yamaguchi Tosei	山口桃生	J
Yonemitsu Kohei	米満康平	I

* Criteria
A: Japan Chess Championship 2024
B: Japan Rapid Chess Championship 2024
C: Japan Chess Classic 2024
D: Japan Senior Chess Championship 2024
E: Japan Women’s Chess Championship 2024
F: Japan Open 2024
G: Japan Collegiate Chess Championship 2025
H: Chess Olympiad 2024
I: Top 20 players on the January 2025 National Standard Rating List
J: Qualifying Tournaments 2025
K: Japan Youth Chess Championship 2025

Reference

Selection Criteria for Japan Chess Championship 2025
Japan Chess Championships 2024 Qualifiers List
Japan Qualifying Tournaments 2025