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Match Report for Kiyokazu Nishikawa

Kiyokazu Nishikawa

Kiyokazu Nishikawa, who lives in the Tokyo area, is a player with a massive reputation in Japan. He has won several of the Japanese Backgammon League’s (JBL) most prestigious titles including being Japanese Champion on three occasions and "Bansei" (Board-Spirit) winner twice, which is equivalent in status to the famous "Meijin" winner. Each round in the “Bansei” title is played in the format of best of three 11 point matches.

He is famous for changing his style and strategy to suit different opponents, in order to exploit their weaknesses. When necessary he is able to play at very low PR levels as shown by his joining Mochy’s Under 4.0 Club in 2015.

He has not played an international tournament yet but may do so in the near future. So watch out! His GridGammon nickname is fairytails.

Additional player info
BMAB Title:Grandmaster G2

Summary of Matches
Rating1,534.43
Experience338
Number of matches recorded26
Number of analysed matches26
PR across analysed matches - overall3.5564 (World Class)
PR across analysed matches - moves2.9501 (World Class)
PR across analysed matches - cube6.4372 (Expert)
Opponent PR across analysed matches (overall)5.1405 (Expert)
Matches won12 (46.2%)
Number of distinct opponents24
Number of clubs played at1
Earliest match recorded2020-10-04
Latest match so far2023-10-09
Peak rating1,562.75
Peak rating (>400 exp.)n/a
Average opponent rating1,582.58

► Charts

[Graph of rating by experience] Match locationsWBIF: Matches: 26 (12 won, 14 lost) Experience: 338 (156 points won, 182 lost) Win rate: 46.15% Average opponent rating: 1,582.58 WBIF: Matches: 26 (12 won, 14 lost) Experience: 338 (156 points won, 182 lost) Win rate: 46.15% Average opponent rating: 1,582.58 win/loseWBIF: Matches: 26 (12 won, 14 lost) Experience: 338 (156 points won, 182 lost) Win rate: 46.15% Average opponent rating: 1,582.58 WBIF: Matches: 26 (12 won, 14 lost) Experience: 338 (156 points won, 182 lost) Win rate: 46.15% Average opponent rating: 1,582.58 WBIF (26) Match lengths13-point: Matches: 26 (12 won, 14 lost) Experience: 338 (156 points won, 182 lost) Win rate: 46.15% Average opponent rating: 1,582.58 13-point: Matches: 26 (12 won, 14 lost) Experience: 338 (156 points won, 182 lost) Win rate: 46.15% Average opponent rating: 1,582.58 win/lose13-point: Matches: 26 (12 won, 14 lost) Experience: 338 (156 points won, 182 lost) Win rate: 46.15% Average opponent rating: 1,582.58 13-point: Matches: 26 (12 won, 14 lost) Experience: 338 (156 points won, 182 lost) Win rate: 46.15% Average opponent rating: 1,582.58 13-point (26) Matches by opponent rating02468101214161820<100010501000-11001050-11501100-12001150-12501200-13001250-13501300-14001350-14501400-1400-1450: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00%1400-1450: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00%15001450-1450-1500: Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost) Experience: 13 (13 points won, 0 lost) Win rate: 100.00%1450-1500: Matches: 1 (1 won, 0 lost) Experience: 13 (13 points won, 0 lost) Win rate: 100.00%15501500-1500-1550: Matches: 4 (2 won, 2 lost) Experience: 52 (26 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 50.00%1500-1550: Matches: 4 (2 won, 2 lost) Experience: 52 (26 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 50.00%16001550-1550-1600: Matches: 11 (6 won, 5 lost) Experience: 143 (78 points won, 65 lost) Win rate: 54.55%1550-1600: Matches: 11 (6 won, 5 lost) Experience: 143 (78 points won, 65 lost) Win rate: 54.55%16501600-1600-1650: Matches: 5 (0 won, 5 lost) Experience: 65 (0 points won, 65 lost) Win rate: 0.00%1600-1650: Matches: 5 (0 won, 5 lost) Experience: 65 (0 points won, 65 lost) Win rate: 0.00%17001650-1650-1700: Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost) Experience: 13 (0 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 0.00%1650-1700: Matches: 1 (0 won, 1 lost) Experience: 13 (0 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 0.00%17501700-1700-1750: Matches: 2 (2 won, 0 lost) Experience: 26 (26 points won, 0 lost) Win rate: 100.00%1700-1750: Matches: 2 (2 won, 0 lost) Experience: 26 (26 points won, 0 lost) Win rate: 100.00%18001750-18501800-19001850-1900+ ←1,534.43 When matches were playedJanuary: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,544.87 January: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,544.87 April: Matches: 3 (1 won, 2 lost) Experience: 39 (13 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 33.33% Average opponent rating: 1,607.42 April: Matches: 3 (1 won, 2 lost) Experience: 39 (13 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 33.33% Average opponent rating: 1,607.42 May: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,640.70 May: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,640.70 September: Matches: 8 (5 won, 3 lost) Experience: 104 (65 points won, 39 lost) Win rate: 62.50% Average opponent rating: 1,623.88 September: Matches: 8 (5 won, 3 lost) Experience: 104 (65 points won, 39 lost) Win rate: 62.50% Average opponent rating: 1,623.88 October: Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost) Experience: 91 (39 points won, 52 lost) Win rate: 42.86% Average opponent rating: 1,516.88 October: Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost) Experience: 91 (39 points won, 52 lost) Win rate: 42.86% Average opponent rating: 1,516.88 November: Matches: 2 (0 won, 2 lost) Experience: 26 (0 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 0.00% Average opponent rating: 1,614.06 November: Matches: 2 (0 won, 2 lost) Experience: 26 (0 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 0.00% Average opponent rating: 1,614.06 December: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,558.23 December: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,558.23 January: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,544.87 January: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,544.87 Jan April: Matches: 3 (1 won, 2 lost) Experience: 39 (13 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 33.33% Average opponent rating: 1,607.42 April: Matches: 3 (1 won, 2 lost) Experience: 39 (13 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 33.33% Average opponent rating: 1,607.42 Apr May: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,640.70 May: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,640.70 May September: Matches: 8 (5 won, 3 lost) Experience: 104 (65 points won, 39 lost) Win rate: 62.50% Average opponent rating: 1,623.88 September: Matches: 8 (5 won, 3 lost) Experience: 104 (65 points won, 39 lost) Win rate: 62.50% Average opponent rating: 1,623.88 Sep October: Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost) Experience: 91 (39 points won, 52 lost) Win rate: 42.86% Average opponent rating: 1,516.88 October: Matches: 7 (3 won, 4 lost) Experience: 91 (39 points won, 52 lost) Win rate: 42.86% Average opponent rating: 1,516.88 Oct November: Matches: 2 (0 won, 2 lost) Experience: 26 (0 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 0.00% Average opponent rating: 1,614.06 November: Matches: 2 (0 won, 2 lost) Experience: 26 (0 points won, 26 lost) Win rate: 0.00% Average opponent rating: 1,614.06 Nov December: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,558.23 December: Matches: 2 (1 won, 1 lost) Experience: 26 (13 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 50.00% Average opponent rating: 1,558.23 Dec 02468101214161820201320142015201620172018201920202020: Matches: 9 (4 won, 5 lost) Experience: 117 (52 points won, 65 lost) Win rate: 44.44% Average opponent rating: 1,532.442020: Matches: 9 (4 won, 5 lost) Experience: 117 (52 points won, 65 lost) Win rate: 44.44% Average opponent rating: 1,532.4420212021: Matches: 4 (3 won, 1 lost) Experience: 52 (39 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 75.00% Average opponent rating: 1,603.212021: Matches: 4 (3 won, 1 lost) Experience: 52 (39 points won, 13 lost) Win rate: 75.00% Average opponent rating: 1,603.2120222022: Matches: 4 (1 won, 3 lost) Experience: 52 (13 points won, 39 lost) Win rate: 25.00% Average opponent rating: 1,594.442022: Matches: 4 (1 won, 3 lost) Experience: 52 (13 points won, 39 lost) Win rate: 25.00% Average opponent rating: 1,594.4420232023: Matches: 9 (4 won, 5 lost) Experience: 117 (52 points won, 65 lost) Win rate: 44.44% Average opponent rating: 1,618.292023: Matches: 9 (4 won, 5 lost) Experience: 117 (52 points won, 65 lost) Win rate: 44.44% Average opponent rating: 1,618.29202420252026

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