Saito, Noritoshi
Current rating: 1519
Record: 5-4
| Grand Prix Kobe 2001 (Invasion block) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1block | 387 | Kunikawa, Kotaro (1500) | Won 2-0 | +181518 |
| 2block | 85 | Iida, Hiroyuki (1518) | Lost 1-2 | -181500 |
| 3block | 445 | Hiraishi, Takashi (1500) | Lost 1-2 | -181482 |
| 4block | 503 | Araki, Masatoshi (1482) | Won 2-0 | +181500 |
| 5block | 407 | Yamada, Keiichi (1499) | Won 2-1 | +181518 |
| 6block | 360 | Murakami, Yuki (1612) | Lost 1-2 | -161502 |
| 7block | 274 | Matsunami, Masanori (1499) | Won 2-1 | +181520 |
| 8block | 248 | Shibasaki, Yoshihiro (1489) | Lost 1-2 | -191501 |
| 9block | 213 | Hirabayashi, Ryuta (1489) | Won 2-0 | +181519 |
| average opponent: 1510record: 5-4 | new rating: 1519 | |||