Kusajima Masato (草島真人)

Place: Miyagi, Japan

Rating: 2204.50, Std: 117.65, Rank: 440

First game: 2000-05-14, Last game: 2025-05-18

Top rating: 2394.46 (2001-08-12)

Games: 226, Wins: 98, Draws: 29, Losses: 99

Gy1: 4, Gy2: 19, Gy5: 50

63rd Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2025-05-18		Rating	2204.50
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2293.91
3	White	Draw	Shimura Hiroki	2249.70
4	White	Draw	Kawaai Hitoshi	2057.68
5	White	Draw	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2116.87
16th Tohoku Championship
Date	2025-03-09		Rating	2209.42
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2743.46
2	Black	Draw	Kawaai Hitoshi	2059.84
3	Black	Win	Tamura Syougo	1760.81
4	White	Draw	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2115.21
5	Black	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2297.84
62nd Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2024-05-19		Rating	2252.44
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2357.19
2	White	Draw	Fujita Maiko	2434.70
3	Black	Win	Kawaai Hitoshi	2030.81
4	White	Draw	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2114.00
5	White	Win	Shimura Hiroki	2166.33
15th Tohoku Championship
Date	2024-03-31		Rating	2258.01
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Fujita Maiko	2426.61
2	White	Loss	Ishitani Shin-ichi	2423.23
3	White	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2107.28
4	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2361.50
5	White	Win	Kawaai Hitoshi	2034.01
24 Kanto Renju Emperor Tournament Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2023-11-19		Rating	2264.21
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Shimura Hiroki	2157.20
3	White	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2333.63
4	White	Draw	Shimura Hiroki	2157.20
6	Black	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2333.63
61th Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2023-05-21		Rating	2264.63
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2300.66
3	White	Loss	Inoue Fumiya	2536.92
4	White	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2111.84
5	White	Win	Kawaai Hitoshi	2051.23
14th Tohoku Championship
Date	2023-02-19		Rating	2265.87
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Loss	Inoue Fumiya	2538.83
2	White	Win	Kawaai Hitoshi	2060.77
3	White	Draw	Miyamoto Syunju	2277.66
4	Black	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2110.23
5	White	Loss	Oomura Shu	2372.68
23 Kanto Renju Emperor Tournament Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2022-12-18		Rating	2266.59
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Draw	Miyamoto Syunju	2257.26
2	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2257.26
3	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2257.26
4	White	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2257.26
60th Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2022-05-29		Rating	2236.31
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2268.77
2	White	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2268.77
3	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2268.77
4	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2268.77
13th Tohoku Championship
Date	2021-12-12		Rating	2226.43
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Maruta Hiroki	2263.20
2	Black	Loss	Inoue Fumiya	2523.60
3	Black	Loss	Fujita Maiko	2386.45
4	White	Loss	Ishitani Shin-ichi	2342.84
22nd Kanto Renju Emperor Tournament Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2021-11-14		Rating	2225.48
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
3	White	Loss	Shimura Hiroki	2103.80
4	White	Draw	Shimura Hiroki	2103.80
59th Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2021-05-16		Rating	2236.21
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2248.89
2	White	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2248.89
3	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2248.89
4	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2248.89
21 Renju Emperor Tournament Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2020-11-08		Rating	2224.83
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2273.76
2	White	Loss	Nagasoe Hiroki	2627.81
4	Black	Loss	Nagasoe Hiroki	2627.81
6	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2273.76
58 Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2020-07-05		Rating	2231.79
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
2	Black	Loss	Takahashi Hisashi	2641.46
2	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2281.53
5	Black	Loss	Takahashi Hisashi	2641.46
6	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2281.53
20 Renju Emperor Tournament Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2019-11-17		Rating	2245.33
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2303.40
2	Black	Win	Hirono Masakazu	2079.70
4	White	Win	Hirono Masakazu	2079.70
5	Black	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2303.40
ex	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2303.40
11th Tohoku Championship
Date	2019-10-06		Rating	2246.37
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2731.51
2	Black	Loss	Hirono Masakazu	2084.32
3	White	Loss	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2142.73
4	Black	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2299.24
5	White	Win	Ishitani Shin-ichi	2384.21
57 Meijinsen Qualification East Japan area 2nd round
Date	2019-06-23		Rating	2262.46
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Maruta Koji	2147.13
2	White	Loss	Inoue Fumiya	2430.66
3	Black	Loss	Ono Takayuki	2403.92
4	White	Loss	Koyama Jun	2614.47
5	Black	Win	Maruta Hiroki	2191.37
57 Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2019-04-07		Rating	2273.91
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
2	Black	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2146.70
3	White	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2276.81
5	Black	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2146.70
6	Black	Draw	Miyamoto Syunju	2276.81
14th All Japan Championship
Date	2019-03-31		Rating	2274.05
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Kamiya Shunsuke	2817.03
2	White	Loss	Ishitani Shin-ichi	2400.78
3	Black	Loss	Ono Takayuki	2402.23
4	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2276.45
5	Black	Win	Maruta Hiroki	2193.24
6	Black	Draw	Chigira Makoto	2094.46
19 Renju Emperor Tournament Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2018-10-07		Rating	2297.78
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2270.40
2	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2270.40
3	Black	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2270.40
10th Tohoku Championship
Date	2018-09-09		Rating	2303.50
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
2	Black	Win	Hirono Masakazu	2088.13
3	Black	Draw	Miyamoto Syunju	2267.35
4	Black	Win	Demachi Koichiro	1927.58
5	White	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2706.46
13 Middle-dan Players Tournament
Date	2018-08-12		Rating	2308.64
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Maruta Koji	2120.45
3	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2266.28
4	Black	Win	Maruta Koji	2120.45
6	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2266.28
56 Meijinsen Qualification East Japan area 2nd round
Date	2018-06-25		Rating	2310.07
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Loss	Koyama Jun	2581.69
2	Black	Win	Ono Takayuki	2395.19
3	Black	Loss	Sato Kiyotomi	2446.84
56 Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2018-04-15		Rating	2311.12
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2259.25
3	Black	Loss	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2193.58
5	White	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2193.58
6	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2259.25
18 Kanto Renju Emperor Tournament 2nd round
Date	2017-12-17		Rating	2305.93
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Nakamura Shigeru	2964.06
2	Black	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2723.62
3	Black	Draw	Miyamoto Syunju	2275.70
4	Black	Win	Sato Kiyotomi	2440.23
5	Black	Loss	Koyama Jun	2590.59
18 Kanto Renju Emperor Tournament 1st round
Date	2017-11-01		Rating	2302.02
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Tomosue Takahito	1546.89
2	White	Win	Sato Kiyotomi	2445.68
3	White	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2725.08
4	Black	Loss	Koyama Jun	2599.98
34 Aomori Championship
Date	2017-07-02		Rating	2285.20
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Loss	Tanno Yoshitaka	2141.05
2	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2274.82
3	Black	Loss	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2214.92
4	Black	Win	Koseki Kenshou	1650.41
5	White	Win	Yamamoto Harue	1634.11
55 Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2017-04-09		Rating	2290.07
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
2	Black	Draw	Miyamoto Syunju	2259.03
3	Black	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2209.28
4	White	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2209.28
6	White	Loss	Miyamoto Syunju	2259.03
12th All Japan Championship
Date	2017-03-26		Rating	2290.60
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Koyama Jun	2611.02
2	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2255.33
3	Black	Loss	Iio Yoshihiro	2550.34
4	White	Win	Maruta Hiroki	2114.21
5	White	Win	Sato Kiyotomi	2482.64
6	Black	Loss	Tamada Yoichi	2554.01
54 Meijinsen Qualification East Japan area 2nd round
Date	2016-06-12		Rating	2270.59
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Loss	Koyama Jun	2633.49
2	White	Loss	Tamada Yoichi	2572.86
3	White	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2728.36
4	White	Draw	Kamiya Shunsuke	2731.23
5	Black	Loss	Mitsumori Masao	2357.59
54 Meijinsen Qualification Tohoku area 1st round
Date	2016-04-10		Rating	2268.08
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Draw	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2210.29
2	Black	Win	Miura Hitoshi	1776.75
3	Black	Draw	Miyamoto Syunju	2160.13
19 Mikami Cup
Date	2016-03-13		Rating	2267.52
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
S1	Black	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2724.01
S3	Black	Loss	Koyama Jun	2635.75
S4	White	Draw	Ono Takayuki	2332.06
S5	White	Loss	Kamiya Shunsuke	2727.59
12th Middle-dan Players Tournament
Date	2015-07-20		Rating	2266.68
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Kubo Izumi	2086.18
2	Black	Win	Miyagawa Junzo	2248.97
3	Black	Loss	Tachi Masaya	2487.25
4	Black	Win	Hata Masayuki	2188.77
5	Black	Loss	Mano Yoshihisa	2365.04
6	Black	Draw	Kashihara Akihiko	2334.24
53 Meijinsen Qualification East Japan area 1st round
Date	2015-05-10		Rating	2261.38
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Iwano Fumio	2249.19
2	Black	Win	Tanizaki Ryusuke	2198.91
3	White	Loss	Sato Kiyotomi	2507.16
4	White	Draw	Nakamura Souta	2295.72
7th Tohoku Championship
Date	2015-04-12		Rating	2260.07
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Miura Hitoshi	1792.69
2	Black	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2739.64
3	Black	Win	Hirono Masakazu	1993.75
4	White	Loss	Kobayashi Koichi	2296.23
5	Black	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2058.84
Sendai Memorial Cup
Date	2015-03-01		Rating	2258.24
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Loss	Kobayashi Koichi	2295.46
2	Black	Win	Miura Hitoshi	1795.19
4	White	Win	Hirono Masakazu	1992.60
5	Black	Win	Seiryu Masanori	1990.20
7	White	Win	Miyamoto Syunju	2048.97
6th Tohoku Championship
Date	2014-04-20		Rating	2237.42
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2164.53
2	White	Win	Miura Hitoshi	1803.73
4	Black	Loss	Kobayashi Koichi	2241.83
5	White	Win	Hirono Masakazu	1992.83
6	White	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2759.42
7	Black	Loss	Sato Kiyotomi	2470.84
5th Tohoku Championship
Date	2013-04-14		Rating	2216.12
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Hirono Masakazu	2012.89
2	White	Loss	Ishitani Shin-ichi	2379.89
3	White	Loss	Okabe Hiroshi	2740.42
4	White	Loss	Nakamura Shigeru	2867.11
5	Black	Win	Gakumazawa Hideaki	2131.89
4th Tohoku Championship
Date	2012-04-08		Rating	2183.78
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Suzuki Junichiro	1938.35
2	Black	Loss	Kudomi Takahiro	2430.55
3	White	Loss	Miura Hitoshi	1918.36
4	Black	Win	Maruta Koji	2127.06
5	Black	Loss	Sato Kiyotomi	2400.78
5th All Japan Championship
Date	2010-03-21		Rating	2170.44
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Loss	Isobe Taizan	2395.47
2	Black	Draw	Kobayashi Koichi	2133.37
3	Black	Loss	Kudomi Takahiro	2377.61
4	White	Loss	Maruta Koji	2114.87
5	White	Win	Kubo Izumi	2106.38
6	Black	Draw	Suzuki Junichiro	1918.92
2nd Tohoku Championship
Date	2010-03-14		Rating	2171.08
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Miura Hitoshi	1926.90
2	White	Win	Kobayashi Koichi	2133.00
3	White	Draw	Kato Yasuhiro	2099.97
4	White	Loss	Tamada Yoichi	2447.89
5	White	Loss	Sato Kiyotomi	2419.60
World Championship 2001, BT
Date	2001-08-12		Rating	2394.46
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Miyagawa Sou	1982.54
2	White	Win	Lunkin Vitaly	2317.17
3	White	Loss	Hasegawa Kazuto	2574.72
4	Black	Win	Tadokoro Hosai	2003.36
5	Black	Win	Kaufman Victor	2096.34
6	Black	Win	Tatsutomi Hiroyuki	2229.27
7	Black	Win	Iio Yoshihiro	2416.72
8	White	Draw	Eibatov Nizami	2362.53
World Championship 2001, QT
Date	2001-08-06		Rating	2394.07
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Win	Sunagawa Shouki	2207.87
2	Black	Win	Lents Johann	2361.26
3	White	Draw	Okabe Hiroshi	2369.67
4	White	Loss	Gardström Petter	2516.36
5	White	Loss	Nara Hideki	2542.99
6	White	Win	Park Jeong Ho	2305.97
7	Black	Loss	Eibatov Nizami	2362.19
Japan WC Qualification tournament
Date	2001-03-24		Rating	2387.18
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Kuramoto Hideharu	1786.73
2	White	Loss	Nara Hideki	2558.27
3	White	Win	Hasegawa Kazuto	2564.55
4	Black	Win	Sunagawa Shouki	2224.49
5	White	Loss	Ishitani Shin-ichi	2418.23
6	Black	Win	Miyagawa Junzo	2210.11
7	Black	Win	Koiso Shigemasa	2172.22
38th Meijinsen Tournament
Date	2000-10-01		Rating	2362.63
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Nishizono Norio	2356.70
2	White	Win	Maruyama Yasushi	2241.14
3	Black	Loss	Kudomi Takahiro	2364.81
4	Black	Loss	Nara Hideki	2579.74
5	White	Loss	Hasegawa Kazuto	2567.06
6	Black	Win	Fujinami Hisao	2244.39
7	White	Draw	Hayakawa Yoshimi	2428.70
8	White	Win	Arai Yutaka	2189.39
9	White	Loss	Iio Yoshihiro	2364.34
38th Meijinsen Qualification: East Japan 2nd round
Date	2000-07-02		Rating	2359.19
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
	White	Loss	Isobe Taizan	2456.80
	Black	Win	Kudomi Takahiro	2357.37
	Black	Win	Mitsumori Masao	2293.68
38th Meijinsen Qualification: East Japan 1st round
Date	2000-06-04		Rating	2356.45
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	White	Loss	Isobe Taizan	2456.62
2	Black	Win	Hara Masao	2121.56
3	Black	Win	Kubo Izumi	2174.86
4	Black	Loss	Mitsumori Masao	2294.92
Kanto Championship
Date	2000-05-14		Rating	2355.52
Round	Color	Result	Opponent
1	Black	Win	Hara Masao	2121.86
2	Black	Win	Horiuchi Kazuki	1758.53
3	Black	Win	Mitsumori Masao	2297.11
4	Black	Draw	Sunagawa Shouki	2216.88