Chikako Nagasawa (長沢 千和子, Nagasawa Chikako, born June 18, 1964) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.[1]

Chikako Nagasawa
Native name長沢千和子
Born (1964-06-18) June 18, 1964 (age 60)
HometownMatsumoto, Nagano
Career
Achieved professional statusAugust 1, 1979(1979-08-01) (aged 15)
Badge NumberW-5
RankWomen's 4-dan
TeacherShigeyuki Matsuda [ja] (8-dan)
Tournaments won1
Websites
JSA profile page

Women's shogi professional

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Promotion history

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Nagasawa's promotion history is as follows.[2]

  • 2-kyū: August 1, 1979
  • 1-dan: February 26, 1980
  • 2-dan: April 7, 1994
  • 3-dan: May 22, 1989
  • 4-dan: April 1, 2000

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

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Nagasawa has appeared in women's major title matches twice, but has yet to win a major title. She was the challenger for the 6th Women's Ōshō [ja] title in 1983 and the 11th Women's Meijin title in 1984, but lost each time.[3] She has, however, won one non-major title women's tournament: the 9th Ladies Open Tournament [ja] in 1995.[4]

Awards and honors

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Nagasawa received the Japan Shogi Association's received the "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2004.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nagasawa Chikako" 女流棋士データベース: 長沢千和子 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikako Nagasawa] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nagasawa Chikako Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 長沢千和子 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikako Nagasawa Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nagasawa Chikako Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 長沢千和子 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikako Nagasawa Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nagasawa Chikako Yūshō Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 長沢千和子 優勝履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikako Nagasawa Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nagasawa Chikako Sonota Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 長沢千和子 その他表彰 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikako Nagasawa Annual Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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