Draft:Simon Bibby

Simon Bibby (born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese chess player, originally from England. He is a FIDE Master.

Chess profile
Bibby won the Japan Chess Championship in 2002. He represented Japan at two Olympiads, in Calvia, Spain 2004, and in Chennai, India in 2022.

He is a FIDE Master. As of January 2024, Japan has no Grandmasters, two International Masters, and six FIDE Masters.

He plays for Osaka, the 2023 winners of the Japan Team Championship.

Personal life
He is a faculty member at Kobe Shoin Women's University in Kobe, Japan.