Rating › Growth speed › Youngest to reach a rating of 2000
Youngest to reach a rating of 2000 ranking
Ordered by age at the first time the rating reached 2000 or more, youngest first.
| Rank | Players | Age at first reaching | Date reached |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sota Fujii Active | 17 y 8 m | Apr 10, 2020 (2001) |
| 2 | Yoshiharu Habu Active | 22 y 8 m | Jun 16, 1993 (2003) |
| 3 | Makoto Nakahara | 25 y 2 m | Nov 2, 1972 (2002) |
| 4 | Masataka Goda Active | 27 y 2 m | Jun 15, 1998 (2002) |
| 5 | Akira Watanabe Active | 27 y 6 m | Oct 29, 2011 (2001) |
| 6 | Takuya Nagase Active | 27 y 11 m | Aug 20, 2020 (2004) |
| 7 | Tadahisa Maruyama Active | 28 y 11 m | Aug 11, 1999 (2003) |
| 8 | Yasumitsu Satoh Active | 32 y 4 m | Feb 7, 2002 (2001) |
| 9 | Koji Tanigawa Active | 38 y 5 m | Oct 1, 2000 (2003) |
Ratings are this site's own calculations (official games since FY1964; each fiscal year is scaled so that the average is 1600). Only players with a known date of birth are included. The first day on which the rating crossed the line is counted, using day-by-day values.