Akio Ishikawa
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| Akio Ishikawa | |
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| Native name | 石川陽生 |
| Born | March 5, 1963 |
| Hometown | Shinjuku |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | May 14, 1986 (aged 23) |
| Badge Number | 177 |
| Rank | 7-dan |
| Teacher | Takeshi Takada (7-dan) |
| Meijin class | free |
| Ryūō class | 6 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Akio Ishikawa (石川 陽生, Ishikawa Akio, March 5, 1963) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.[1]
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]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.