Hiromi Nakakura (中倉 宏美, Nakakura Hiromi, born January 26, 1979) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.[1] She is the current representative director of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan (LPSA).

Hiromi Nakakura
Native name中倉宏美
Born (1979-01-26) January 26, 1979 (age 45)
HometownFuchū, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 1995(1995-10-01) (aged 16)
Badge Number
  • JSA W-38
  • LPSA W-12
RankWomen's 2-dan
TeacherKōji Horiguchi [ja] (7-dan)
Websites
LPSA profile page

Women's shogi professional edit

Promotion history edit

Nakakura's promotion history is as follows:[2][3]

  • 2-kyū: October 1995
  • 1-kyū: April 1, 1996
  • 1-dan: April 1, 2001
  • 2-dan: January 21, 2009[4]

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

LPSA representative director edit

Nakakura was selected to replace Sachio Ishibashi as representative director of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan (LPSA) in February 2014.[5] She was re-elected as representative director in 2016,[6]2018,[7] 2020[8] and 2022.[9]

Personal life edit

Nakakura's sister Akiko is a retired women's professional shogi player.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Geneki Joryūkishi" 現役女流棋士 [Active women's professionals] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kireki (Nakakura Hiromi)" 棋歴(中倉宏美) [Player history: Hiromi Nakakura] (in Japanese). The Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Nakakura Hiromi Joryū Shodan (Joryū Kishi Bangō 38)" 中倉宏美 女流初段 (女流棋士番号38) [Hiromi Nakakura Women's Professional 1d (Women's Professional Badge Number 38)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nakakura Hiromi, Nidan no Shōdan no Oshirase" 中倉宏美, 二段昇段のお知らせ [Hiromi Nakakura promoted to 2-dan] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. January 22, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Daihyō ni Nakakura Hiromi Joryū Nidan Nihon Joshi Puro Shōgi Kyōkai" 代表に中倉宏美女流二段 日本女子プロ将棋協会 [The new LPSA president is women's professional 2-dan Hiromi Nakakura]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). February 25, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Heisei Nijūnananendo Teiji Sōkai Shuryō no Hōkoku" 平成27年度定時総会終了のご報告 [Report of the Heisei 27 (2016) Regular Annual Meeting] (in Japanese). The Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 24, 2016. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Heisei Nijūkyūnendo Teiji Sōkai Shuryō no Hōkoku" 平成29年度定時総会終了のご報告 [Report of the Heisei 29 (2018) Regular Annual Meeting] (in Japanese). The Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 23, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "Heisei Sanjūichinendo Teiji Sōkai Shuryō no Hōkoku" 平成31年度定時総会終了のご報告 [Report of the Heisei 31 (2019) Regular Annual Meeting] (in Japanese). The Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 20, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "Reiwa Sannendo Teiji Sōkai Shuryō no Hōkoku" 令和3年度定時総会終了のご報告 [Report of the Reiwa Year 3 (2021) Regular Annual Meeting] (in Japanese). The Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 22, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  10. ^ Okuno, Daiji (January 12, 2018). "Shōgikai no Oyako, Kyōdaishimai Puro Ryōshin and Ko ga Puro no Shogi Ikka mo" 将棋界の親子, 兄弟姉妹プロ 両親&子がプロの将棋一家も [Parent-child, brother-sister professional shogi families]. Abema Times (in Japanese). AbemaTV. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

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