Taichi Nakamura | |
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![]() Nakamura after Game 3 of the
66th Ōza title match | |
Born | June 1, 1988 |
Hometown | Fuchū, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2006 | (aged 17)
Badge Number | 261 |
Rank | 8- dan |
Teacher | Kunio Yonenaga (9-dan) |
Major titles won | 1 |
Meijin class | A |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Taichi Nakamura (中村 太地, Nakamura Taichi, born June 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8- dan. [1] [2] He is a former holder of the Ōza title.
Taichi Nakamura was born in Fuchū, Tokyo on June 1, 1988. [3] As a young boy, his family moved a lot due to his father's work. [4] He learned how to play shogi as a four year while living in Sapporo, Hokkaido, but first became interested in becoming a professional shogi player after hearing the news of Yoshiharu Habu becoming the first "7-crown" in professional shogi history. [4] [5] After Nakamura's family moved back to Tokyo when he was a second-grade elementary school student, [4] he started practicing shogi at the well-known Hachioji Shogi Club where Habu also studied as a young boy. [5]
In 2000, Nakamura advanced to the championship game of the 25th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament , but finished runner-up after losing to fellow future shogi professional Ryūma Tonari. [5] [6] In September of that same year, Nakamura was accepted in the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Kunio Yonenaga. [5]
In April 2006, Nakamura was officially awarded professional status in April 2006 for finishing second in the 38th 3-dan league with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [5] [7] [8] Nakamura was still a 12th grade senior high school student at Waseda Jitsugyō High School (an affiliate school of Waseda University) at the time. [5]
After graduating from high school in March 2007, Nakamura enrolled in Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics to continue his education in addition to being a shogi professional. [5] [9] [10] In March 2010, Nakamura wrote a thesis about political parties and unaffiliated voters in Japan which won him a scholarship from the School of Political Science and Economics. [11] Nakamura graduated from Waseda in 2011. [9]
In 2009, Nakamura faced Akihito Hirose in the championship match of the 40th Shinjin-Ō tournament. [5] The match was billed as the "Battle of Waseda University Students" because the two were attending Waseda University at the time. [12] Nakamura lost the match 2 games to none. [13]
Nakamura's first appearance in a major title match came in 2012 when he challenged Yoshiharu Habu for the 83rd Kisei title. Nakamura lost the match 3 games to none. [14] In 2013, Nakamura defeated Masataka Gōda in the final of the challenger tournament of the 61st Ōza tournament to earn the right to challenge Habu for the title. [15] Nakamura was leading the match 2 games to 1 after three games, but Habu was able to defend his title by winning the last two games. [16]
In 2017, Nakamura advance to the 65th Ōza title match to once again challenge Habu for a major title. As in 2013, Nakamura was leading the match 2 games to 1, but this time won Game 4 to win the match 3 games to 1 and also capture his first major title. [17] Nakamura, however, was unable to defend his title in 2018, losing the 66th Ōza title match 3 games to 2 to Shintarō Saitō. [18]
The promotion history for Nakamura is as follows: [19]
Nakamura has appeared in major title matches a total of four times and has won once. [20]
Nakamura received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best Winning Percentage" in 2011, "Fighting-spirit" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" in 2012, and "Game of the Year" in 2013. [21]
Nakamura has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings once: he finished 8th with JPY 21,440,000 in earnings in 2017. [22]
Taichi Nakamura | |
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![]() Nakamura after Game 3 of the
66th Ōza title match | |
Born | June 1, 1988 |
Hometown | Fuchū, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2006 | (aged 17)
Badge Number | 261 |
Rank | 8- dan |
Teacher | Kunio Yonenaga (9-dan) |
Major titles won | 1 |
Meijin class | A |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Taichi Nakamura (中村 太地, Nakamura Taichi, born June 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8- dan. [1] [2] He is a former holder of the Ōza title.
Taichi Nakamura was born in Fuchū, Tokyo on June 1, 1988. [3] As a young boy, his family moved a lot due to his father's work. [4] He learned how to play shogi as a four year while living in Sapporo, Hokkaido, but first became interested in becoming a professional shogi player after hearing the news of Yoshiharu Habu becoming the first "7-crown" in professional shogi history. [4] [5] After Nakamura's family moved back to Tokyo when he was a second-grade elementary school student, [4] he started practicing shogi at the well-known Hachioji Shogi Club where Habu also studied as a young boy. [5]
In 2000, Nakamura advanced to the championship game of the 25th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament , but finished runner-up after losing to fellow future shogi professional Ryūma Tonari. [5] [6] In September of that same year, Nakamura was accepted in the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Kunio Yonenaga. [5]
In April 2006, Nakamura was officially awarded professional status in April 2006 for finishing second in the 38th 3-dan league with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [5] [7] [8] Nakamura was still a 12th grade senior high school student at Waseda Jitsugyō High School (an affiliate school of Waseda University) at the time. [5]
After graduating from high school in March 2007, Nakamura enrolled in Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics to continue his education in addition to being a shogi professional. [5] [9] [10] In March 2010, Nakamura wrote a thesis about political parties and unaffiliated voters in Japan which won him a scholarship from the School of Political Science and Economics. [11] Nakamura graduated from Waseda in 2011. [9]
In 2009, Nakamura faced Akihito Hirose in the championship match of the 40th Shinjin-Ō tournament. [5] The match was billed as the "Battle of Waseda University Students" because the two were attending Waseda University at the time. [12] Nakamura lost the match 2 games to none. [13]
Nakamura's first appearance in a major title match came in 2012 when he challenged Yoshiharu Habu for the 83rd Kisei title. Nakamura lost the match 3 games to none. [14] In 2013, Nakamura defeated Masataka Gōda in the final of the challenger tournament of the 61st Ōza tournament to earn the right to challenge Habu for the title. [15] Nakamura was leading the match 2 games to 1 after three games, but Habu was able to defend his title by winning the last two games. [16]
In 2017, Nakamura advance to the 65th Ōza title match to once again challenge Habu for a major title. As in 2013, Nakamura was leading the match 2 games to 1, but this time won Game 4 to win the match 3 games to 1 and also capture his first major title. [17] Nakamura, however, was unable to defend his title in 2018, losing the 66th Ōza title match 3 games to 2 to Shintarō Saitō. [18]
The promotion history for Nakamura is as follows: [19]
Nakamura has appeared in major title matches a total of four times and has won once. [20]
Nakamura received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best Winning Percentage" in 2011, "Fighting-spirit" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" in 2012, and "Game of the Year" in 2013. [21]
Nakamura has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings once: he finished 8th with JPY 21,440,000 in earnings in 2017. [22]