Akiko Nakakura (中倉 彰子, Nakakura Akiko, born March 2, 1977) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 2-dan.[1]

Women's shogi professional

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Promotion history

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The promotion history of Nakakura was as follows.[2][3]

  • 2--kyū: April 1, 1994
  • 1-kyū: April 1, 2000
  • 1-dan: April 1, 2002
  • Retired: March 2015
  • 2-dan: April 2017

Personal life

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Nakakura's sister, Hiromi, is also a women's professional shogi player. The 2001 Japanese movie Travail about a pair of sisters who are women's professional shogi players is partly modeled upon their careers and the sisters served as consultants for the film.[2]

Nakakura is married to professional shogi player Makoto Chūza.[4] The couple married in November 2003,[5] and have three children.[6]

References

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  1. ^ 所属棋士 [LPSA members] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Kireki (Nakakura Akiko)" 棋歴 (中倉彰子) [Player history (Akiko Nakakura)] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Nakakura Akiko Joryū Shodan (Joryū Kishi Bangō Sanjūyon)" 中倉彰子 女流初段 (女流棋士番号34) [Akiko Nakakura Women's 1-dan (Women's professional badge number 34)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on May 13, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行 [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 4. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved June 6, 2019 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Chūza Makoto Godan to Nakakura Akiko Joryū Shodan ga Konyaku" 中座 真五段と中倉彰子女流初段が婚約 [Makoto Chuza 5-dan and female professional Akiko Nakakura 1-dan announce engagement] (in Japanese). Igo & Shogi Channel. August 29, 2003. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Profile of President". I-tsu-tsu. Co. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
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