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Kawai Shoji

Kawai Shoji (河合将史) has a rating of 1298, ranked 407 of 452 in professional play. Their highest rating so far is 1531 (January 25, 2006).

Kawai Shoji6 dan河合将史Nihon Ki-in Tokyo
Rating1298
Rank407
1-year change↓70
Peak rating1531
Last 10108-177
2026 record
0-6
Record since 1927
108-177
Win rate
.379

The rating is calculated from published game results. It does not include any adjustment for playing Black.

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Rating history — professional

7 gamesHigh 1358Low 1298
31 gamesHigh 1428Low 1298
63 gamesHigh 1467Low 1298
219 gamesHigh 1531Low 1298

The “All” view starts at 2006; earlier years are used only to warm up the calculation and are not shown.

Recent games

Up to 20 games, newest first. “Change” is the rating movement.
DateOpponent and tournamentResultChange
June 18, 2026Hagiya KazuhiroOza　Colors unknown↓20
March 26, 2026Yamada ShinjiHoninbo　Colors unknown↓6
February 26, 2026Hamakado HibikiGosei　Colors unknown↓3
February 19, 2026Aoki ShinichiTengen　Colors unknown↓6
January 29, 2026Mitsunaga JunzoJudan　Colors unknown↓8
January 22, 2026Yamamoto MasatoKisei First Tournament Preliminary Round 1　Colors unknown↓17
November 20, 2025Nakamura HidehitoMeijin　Colors unknown↓10
September 15, 2025Fujisawa KazunariSGW Cup Chuyo Preliminary Round 1　as Black↓9
August 11, 2025Kuwabara ItsukiRyusei　Colors unknown↓2
July 7, 2025Kanno MasashiRyusei　Colors unknown↑15
June 12, 2025Suzuki IsaoOza　Colors unknown↓16
May 22, 2025Fujisawa KazunariHoninbo　Colors unknown↓8
May 1, 2025Ueno RisaMeijin　Colors unknown↓2
April 24, 2025Kondo ToshikiTengen　Colors unknown↓6
April 3, 2025Cho KoharuHoninbo　Colors unknown↑13
March 27, 2025Ryu ShikunJudan　Colors unknown↓1
February 13, 2025Shimosaka MioriMeijin　Colors unknown↑17
January 23, 2025Takekiyo IsamuGosei　Colors unknown↓15
December 19, 2024Inaba TakahiroKisei First Tournament Preliminary Round 1　Colors unknown↓5
August 22, 2024Tanaka NobuyukiSGW Cup Chuyo Preliminary Round 1　as White↓3

Head-to-head

Up to 10 opponents, most-played first. Records are from Kawai Shoji's point of view; jigo and no-result games are not counted as wins or losses. Only games from 1927 onward are included.
OpponentTotalAs BlackAs White
Suzuki Isao5-1.8330-01-0
Mitsunaga Junzo3-3.5000-00-0
Ko Iun1-4.2000-00-0
Inaba Takahiro3-1.7500-00-0
Yo Kaei0-4.0000-00-0
Yamamoto Masato1-3.2500-00-0
Osawa Narumi1-3.2500-00-0
Komatsu Hideko3-1.7500-00-0
Kono Yukio3-1.7500-00-0
Kudo Norio2-1.6670-01-0

Record by year

Counted by calendar year, January to December (default wins and losses are included; jigo and no-result games are not). Only games from 1927 onward are counted, so these totals do not match the career records published by the two Ki-in.

YearRecordWin rate
20260-6.000
20253-9.250
20242-8.200
20238-11.421
20222-9.182
202110-11.476
20204-8.333
20196-9.400
20183-12.200
20175-13.278
20164-8.333
20157-11.389
20142-4.333
20136-4.600
20125-7.417
20115-5.500
20100-2.000
20091-1.500
20080-1.000
20061-6.143
20059-8.529
200412-9.571
200310-8.556
20022-6.250
20000-1.000
19991-01.000
Total108-177.379

Calculated from games played between 1927 and 2026 (as of September 17, 2026).