is a Japanese
professional shogi player
A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players.
There are two categories of professional playe ...
ranked 8-
dan.
Shogi professional
Promotion history
The
promotion history for Akutsu is as follows:
* 6-
kyū
is a Japanese language, Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in Japanese tea ceremony, tea ceremony, ikebana, flower arranging, Go (game), Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, leve ...
: 1994
* 1-dan: 1997
* 4-dan: October 1, 1999
* 5-dan: July 2, 2004
* 6-dan: August 3, 2007
* 7-dan: April 1, 2009
* 8-dan: February 13, 2014
Titles and other championships
Although Akutsu has yet to appear in a major title match, he has won two non-major-title championships during his career: the (2008) and the (2009).
Awards and honors
Akutsu received the Japan Shogi Association
Annual Shogi Awards
The Annual Shogi Awards (将棋大賞 ''shōgi taishō'') are a number of prizes awarded yearly by the Japan Shogi Association to professional and amateur shogi players who have achieved particular success. The first Annual Shogi Awards were pre ...
for "Best New Player" in 2004, "Best Winning Percentage" in 2006, and "Most Consecutive Games Won" award in 2009.
Year-end prize money and game fee ranking
Akutsu has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's only once during his career. He earned a total of
JPY 25,700,000 to rank ninth in 2009.
References
External links
* ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Akutsu, Chikara*
1982 births
Japanese shogi players
Japan Shogi Association players
Living people
Shogi players from Hyōgo Prefecture
People from Nishinomiya
Ginga
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