Akio Ishikawa

Akio Ishikawa (石川 陽生, Ishikawa Akio, March 5, 1963) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.[1]

Akio Ishikawa
Native name石川陽生
Born (1963-03-05) March 5, 1963
HometownShinjuku
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusMay 14, 1986(1986-05-14) (aged 23)
Badge Number177
Rank7-dan
TeacherTakeshi Takada (7-dan)
Meijin classfree
Ryūō class6
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Ishikawa was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo on March 5, 1963.[1][2] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Takeshi Takada in 1977. He was promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 1980, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1986.[2]

Shogi professional

Ishikawa finished the finished the 73rd Meijin Class C2 league (April 2014 – March 2015) with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.[3]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Ishikawa is as follows:[4]

  • 1977: 6-kyū
  • 1980: 1-dan
  • 1986, May 14: 4-dan
  • 1991, July 16: 5-dan
  • 1998, July 30: 6-dan
  • 2007, October 23: 7-dan

Awards and honors

Ishikawa received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in 2011 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years.[5]

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References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ishikawa Akio" 棋士データベース: 石川陽生 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akio Ishikawa] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 [Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 564. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. "Dai Nanajūsanki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū" 第73期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組 [73rd Meijin Tournament Class C2] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ishikawa Akio Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 石川陽生 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akio Ishikawa Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ishikawa Akio Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 石川陽生 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akio Ishikawa Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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