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Akira Watanabe (渡辺 明, Watanabe Akira, born April 23, 1984) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former holder of the Meijin, Kisei, Ōshō, Ōza, Kiō and Ryūō titles. He is also a Lifetime Kiō and a Lifetime Ryūō title holder.
Professional shogi players, Yoshiharu Habu and Akira Watanabe, in 2014 with women's professional player Aya Fujita as timekeeper and (former) apprentice professional Naoto Kawasaki as game recorder Professional shogi players at a human shogi [] exhibition match in Himeji, Japan in 2018.
Akira Watanabe (渡辺 暁, Watanabe Akira, born March 1, 1972) is a Japanese political scientist, chess player with the title of FIDE Master. In 2020, he was an associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He was born in Tokyo and his research focuses on Mexican politics and Latin American culture and politics. [citation needed]
In December 2016, Chida faced Sasaki once again and this time defeated him to earn the right to challenge Akira Watanabe for the 42nd Kiō Title. [8] In the best-of-five title match held in February and March 2017, Chida was leading 2 games to 1 after winning Game 3, but Watanabe retained his title by winning the last two games. [ 9 ]
Akira Watanabe (chess player) (渡辺 暁, born 1972), Japanese political scientist and chess player Akira Watanabe (shogi) ( 渡辺 明 , born 1984) , Japanese shogi player Akira Watanabe, director of the 1987 anime Zillion (anime)
Akira Shima (島 朗, Shima Akira, February 19, 1963) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. [1] He was the first Ryūō title holder and is also a former managing director of the Japan Shogi Association .
Akira Nishio (西尾 明, Nishio Akira, born September 30, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is currently serving as an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association. Nishio introduces shogi theory in the English language through his blog Shogi Openings and his occasional posts on Facebook. [1]
He learned shogi at a shogi class taught by shogi professional Kazukiyo Takashima , and in 1975 he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school under the guidance of Takashima at the rank of 5-kyū. He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1977, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1978. [2] [3]