FMAkira Watanabe

JPN Born 1972 Male
FIDE ID
7000227

Player overview

Akira Watanabe’s highest recorded classical FIDE rating is 2385 (April 2001). On the November 2026 FIDE list, Akira Watanabe ranks #7995 worldwide and #7 in Japan among active classical players.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2206

Published FIDE

Rapid

2167

Published FIDE

Blitz

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Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#7995
National rank · JPN
#7

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2385 Apr 2001
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
120

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
101 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Late chess.com INT 11 Akira Watanabe Enzo Ferrara Lost: 0-1 43 Open
102 2025-06-17 Titled Tue 17th Jun Late chess.com INT 10 Akira Watanabe Jesper Kjaergaard-Jensen Won: 1-0 27 Open
103 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 9 Ugur Doga Yazici Akira Watanabe Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
104 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 8 Jhustice-Dimonte McDonald Akira Watanabe Lost: 1-0 61 Open
105 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 7 Akira Watanabe Loic Daspres Lost: 0-1 40 Open
106 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 6 Miguel Medina Paz Akira Watanabe Lost: 1-0 57 Open
107 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 5 Akira Watanabe Daniel Shapiro Won: 1-0 38 Open
108 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 4 Evan Rabin Akira Watanabe Lost: 1-0 48 Open
109 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 3 Akira Watanabe Jesper Kjaergaard-Jensen Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
110 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 2 Alejandro Cuellar Montes Akira Watanabe Lost: 1-0 1 Open
111 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 1 30967260 Akira Watanabe Lost: 1-0 34 Open
112 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 11 Juan Manuel Aranda Akira Watanabe Won: 0-1 31 Open
113 2025-06-10 Titled Tue 10th Jun Late chess.com INT 10 Akira Watanabe Rogerio Paulo Muller Fernandes Won: 1-0 41 Open
114 2020-08-09 Online Olym Div3 A 2020 chess.com INT 9.5 Xiangyi Liu Akira Watanabe Lost: 1-0 26 Open
115 2020-08-09 Online Olym Div3 A 2020 chess.com INT 8.1 Akira Watanabe Igor Efimov Won: 1-0 36 Open
116 2020-08-08 Online Olym Div3 A 2020 chess.com INT 6.2 Anthony F Ker Akira Watanabe Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
117 2020-08-08 Online Olym Div3 A 2020 chess.com INT 5.4 Akira Watanabe Llambi Pasko Lost: 0-1 42 Open
118 2020-08-08 Online Olym Div3 A 2020 chess.com INT 4.3 Xin Hao Looi Akira Watanabe Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
119 2020-08-07 Online Olym Div3 A 2020 chess.com INT 2.4 Talal. Halwani Akira Watanabe Lost: 1-0 30 Open
120 2020-08-07 Online Olym Div3 A 2020 chess.com INT 1.2 Akira Watanabe Kavin Venkatesan Lost: 0-1 35 Open
  1. vs Enzo FerraraLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-17 · Round 11Titled Tue 17th Jun Late
  2. vs Jesper Kjaergaard-JensenWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-17 · Round 10Titled Tue 17th Jun Late
  3. vs Ugur Doga YaziciDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 9Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  4. vs Jhustice-Dimonte McDonaldLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 8Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  5. vs Loic DaspresLost · 0-1White · 2025-06-10 · Round 7Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  6. vs Miguel Medina PazLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 6Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  7. vs Daniel ShapiroWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-10 · Round 5Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  8. vs Evan RabinLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 4Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  9. vs Jesper Kjaergaard-JensenDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-10 · Round 3Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  10. vs Alejandro Cuellar MontesLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 2Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  11. vs 30967260Lost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 1Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  12. vs Juan Manuel ArandaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-10 · Round 11Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  13. vs Rogerio Paulo Muller FernandesWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-10 · Round 10Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
  14. vs Xiangyi LiuLost · 1-0Black · 2020-08-09 · Round 9.5Online Olym Div3 A 2020
  15. vs Igor EfimovWon · 1-0White · 2020-08-09 · Round 8.1Online Olym Div3 A 2020
  16. vs Anthony F KerDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-08-08 · Round 6.2Online Olym Div3 A 2020
  17. vs Llambi PaskoLost · 0-1White · 2020-08-08 · Round 5.4Online Olym Div3 A 2020
  18. vs Xin Hao LooiDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-08-08 · Round 4.3Online Olym Div3 A 2020
  19. vs Talal. HalwaniLost · 1-0Black · 2020-08-07 · Round 2.4Online Olym Div3 A 2020
  20. vs Kavin VenkatesanLost · 0-1White · 2020-08-07 · Round 1.2Online Olym Div3 A 2020

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-09-06IRT Rapido LUDIKA - KALLPA Garry KasparovRapid5

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