Japan Chess Classic 2026 Results

Tournament Profile

Date: August 9 (Sun), 2026 – August 12 (Wed), 2026

Venue: Osaka City Central Public Hall

Format: 7R Accelerated Swiss, 90 min +30sec/move, National & FIDE Standard Rated

Participants: 194 players

Tournament Winner

IM Hafiz Arif Abdul 6.0/7 P

Prize Winners

Open

1st IM Hafiz Arif Abdul 6.0/7 P

2nd IM Tran Thanh Tu 6.0

3rd FM Yamada Kohei 6.0

4th FM Baba Masahiro 6.0

5th IM Nanjo Ryosuke 5.5

Women

1st WGM Sharma Isha 5.0/7P

2nd WCM Sakai Azumi 4.5

3rd Jiang Luning 4.0

Youth (U18)

1st Wu Chen- Hao 5.0/7P

2nd Chiu David Zion 5.0

3rd Sun Chang-Jyu 5.0

U1800

1st Zhang Qiyu 5.0/7P

2nd Tang Tsz Sang 5.0

3rd Uetani Toshiaki 5.0

U1600

1st Martinez Ryan 5.0/7P

2nd Luk Marcus Jasper 4.5

3rd Wang Yu-Chi Xavier 4.0

Local Player

1st Loftus John 5.5/7P

2nd CM Nakahara Kan 5.0

3rd FM Bibby Simon 5.0

4th Yamamichi Atsuya 4.5

5th Tsogt-Ochir Bold 4.0

*Eligible for players residing in the Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, and Mie Prefectures)

Seeded Spots for the Japan Chess Championship 2027

IM Tran Thanh Tu 6.0/7P

FM Yamada Kohei 6.0

FM Baba Masahiro 6.0

IM Nanjo Ryosuke 5.5

Higashino Tetsuo 5.0

*Awarded to the top five players holding the Japanese chess nationality.

Chess.com Prize

Loftus John 5.5/7P

Higashino Tetsuo 5.0

Wu Chen- Hao 5.0

Sakai Enju 5.0

Chiu David Zion 5.0

Zhang Qiyu 5.0

Tang Tsz Sang 5.0

Uetani Toshiaki 5.0

Sun Chang-Jyu 5.0

Sasaki Kaishi 5.0

*Awarded to the top 10 players excluding holders of international titles (CM/WCM or higher).

ChessMood Prize

Matsuda Sota 5.0/7P

Kanazawa Shuya 4.5

Noda Ryo 4.0

Chao Tzu-Yi Anderson 3.5

Ueda Naoto 3.5

*Awarded to the players finishing in 20th, 40th, 60th, 80th, and 100th place.