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Takuya Nishida

Japanese shogi player (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Takuya Nishida (西田 拓也, Nishida Takuya; born August 25, 1991) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

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Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Nishida was born in Kyoto, Japan on August 25, 1991.[1] He learned how to play shogi from a book that his parent bought for him,[2] and made it to the semi-finals of the 28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] as a sixth-grade elementary school student in 2003 before losing to future fellow shogi professional and eventual tournament winner Kazuo Sugimoto.[3][4]

Nishida entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Nobuo Mori [ja] in April 2005.[2] He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2008 and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2017 after winning the 60th 3-dan League (October 2016  March 2017) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[2][5]

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Shogi professional

In October 2017, Nishida defeated defending champion Junpei Ide 2 games to 1 to win the 7th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament [ja].[6]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nishida is as follows:[7]

  • 6-kyū: April 2005
  • 3-dan: October 2008
  • 4-dan: April 1, 2017
  • 5-dan: February 19, 2021
  • 6-dan: June 17, 2025

Titles and other championships

Nishida has yet to appear in a major title match, but has won one non-title shogi tournament.[8]

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References

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