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 6- dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Nakamura was born on September 26, 1985, in

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. He was accepted into the

Japan Shogi Association The , or JSA, is the primary organizing body for professional shogi in Japan. The JSA sets the professional calendar, negotiates sponsorship and media promotion deals, helps organize tournaments and title matches, publishes shogi-related materia ...

's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a student of shogi professional

Michio Takahashi is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9- dan. He is a former holder of the Tenth Dan, Ōi, and Kiō titles. Early life and apprenticeship Takahashi was born on April 23, 1960, in Tokyo. He learned how to play shogi when he was twelve ...

and quickly progressed, being promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2000 and then to 3-dan in 2002. He obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2004, after finishing second in the 34th 3-dan League (October 2003March 2004) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nakamura is as follows. * 6-

: 1999 * 1-dan: 2000 * 4-dan: April 1, 2004 * 5-dan: October 31, 2008 * 6-dan: September 1. 2016

Personal life

Nakamura's sister Momoko is a women's shogi professional. The two are the second brother and sister pair in professional shogi history to become professionals.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Nakamura, Ryosuke
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Ryosuke Japanese shogi players Japan Shogi Association players Living people Shogi players from Saitama Prefecture 1985 births People from Iruma, Saitama