Marika Nakamura

Marika Nakamura (中村 真梨花, Nakamura Marika; born May 20, 1987) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.^[1]

Marika Nakamura
Native name	中村真梨花
Born	(1987-05-20) May 20, 1987 (age 38)
Hometown	Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2003(2003-04-01) (aged 15)
Badge Number	W-30
Rank	Women's 4-dan
Teacher	Yoshimasa Saeki [ja] (9-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Women's professional shogi player

Promotion history

Nakamura's promotion history is as follows.^[2]

• 2-kyū: April 1, 2003
• 1-kyū: April 1, 2004
• 1-dan: April 1, 2005
• 2-dan: February 25, 2009
• 3-dan: May 4, 2015
• 4-dan: May 13, 2023

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Nakamura has appeared in women's major title match three times, but has yet to win a major title. She was the challenger for the 17th Kurashiki Tōka Cup [ja] title in 2009, the 34th Women's Ōshō [ja] title in 2012 and the 40th Women's Meijin title in 2013.^[3]

Personal life

Nakamura is married to professional shogi player Shōta Chida. The pair got married in September 2023.^[4][5]