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, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Nishida was born in

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, Japan on August 25, 1991. He learned how to play shogi from a book that his parent bought for him, and made it to the semi-finals of the 28th as a sixth-grade elementary school student in 2003 before losing to future fellow shogi professional and eventual tournament winner Kazuo Sugimoto. Nishida entered 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 in April 2005. 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 2016March 2017) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.

Shogi professional

In October 2017, Nishida defeated defending champion Junpei Ide 2 games to 1 to win the 7th .

Promotion history

The

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history for Nishida is as follows: * 6-

: 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.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Nishida, Takuya
Japanese shogi players Japan Shogi Association players Living people Professional shogi players from Kyoto Prefecture 1991 births People from Kyoto Kakogawa Seiryū {{Shogi-stub