Shinya Kojima Wins Chubu Rapid Rating Open 2025 in Nagoya, Japan

L to R: 2nd Ryo Noda (JPN) 4/5, 1st IM Shinya Kojima (JPN) 5/5 and 3rd Teruomi Higashishiba (JPN) 4/5
by Sheldon Donaldson – 08/07/2025

IM Shinya Kojima, top seed of the tournament and Japan no.5won the tournament which took place in Nagoya, Japan scoring a perfect 5/5. Ryo Noda (JPN) and Teruomi Higashishiba (JPN) scored 4/5 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings.

Photos: Sheldon Donaldson

L to R: Under 1750 winner – Tetsushi Sawamura (JPN) 3.5/5. Under 1850 winner – Ryo Noda (JPN) 4/5