Chess Olympiad 2024 – team Japan (VIDEO)

Chessdom continues with the daily presentation of teams from the Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest. After visiting South America and Paraguay and the team with the highest combined ELO India, it is time to go to our friends from Japan.

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The open team of Japan consists of FM Mirai Aoshima, IM Shinya Kojima, IM Ryosuke Nanjo, CM Thanh Tu Tran, and FM Kohei Yamada. This is the first Olympiad for FM Mirai Aoshima who comes with his highest ever ELO to the competition in Budapest. Yet, experience is also present at the team as IM Shinya Kojima and IM Ryosuke Nanjo will play their 9th Olympiad! The team is coached by the experienced GM Mihajlo Stojanovic.

Taro Shinoda, board member of the Chess Federation of Japan and head of the delegation in Budapest, commented for Chessdom, “The Open team is the strongest in our history, with all members being titleholders for the first time. Additionally, FM Aoshima Mirai is also a professional shogi player, making him the first professional shogi player to compete in the Olympiad.”

The women section of the team is composed of Kanako Kinoshita, Rikka Mitsuyama, WCM Azumi Sakai, Misaki Shibata, and Melody Lady Garcia Takayasu. Coach of the team is long term Chessdom.com editor GM Marian Petrov.

Japan at the Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest