Akira Inaba

Akira Inaba (稲葉 陽, Inaba Akira, born August 8, 1988) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.[1] Inaba, together with Tetsurō Itodani, Masayuki Toyoshima and Akihiro Murata, is one of four Kansai-based young shogi professionals who are collectively referred to as the "Young Kansai Big Four" (関西若手四天王 Kansai Wakate Shitennō).[2]

Akira Inaba
Inaba at a human shogi event in November 2015.
Native name稲葉陽
Born (1988-08-08) August 8, 1988
HometownNishinomiya
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2008(2008-04-01) (aged 19)
Badge Number269
Rank8 dan
TeacherKeita Inoue
Tournaments won1
Meijin classA
Ryūō class1
Websites
JSA profile page

Promotion history

Inaba's promotion history is as follows:[3]

  • 2000, September: 6-kyū
  • 2008, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2011, March 8: 5-dan
  • 2012, May 1: 6-dan
  • 2013, August 16: 7-dan
  • 2016, February 18: 8-dan

Titles and other championships

Inaba has appeared in a major title match only once: he was the challenger for the Meijin title in 2017.[4] He earned the right to challenge Amahiko Satō for the title by winning the 2016-2017 Class A ranking tournament with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss, thus becoming the eighth player in history to win the right to challenge for the Meijin title in his first year in Class A.[5]

In 2013, he won the Ginga-sen for his only shogi tournament championship.[6]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Inaba has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings once: he finished 6th with JPY 28,010,000 in earnings in 2017.[7]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. Murase, Shinya; Fukamatsu, Shinji (February 26, 2017). "Inaba Hachidan, Dōseidai ni mo Mare Meijin Chōsenken "Mada Jikkan Nai"" 稲葉八段, 同世代にもまれ名人挑戦権 ｢まだ実感ない｣ [Inaba 8d, earns the rare right for a player of his generation to challenge for the Meijin title: "It still does not seem real"]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  5. Mizota, Yukihiro (February 26, 2017). "Inaba Hachidan ga Meijin Hatsu Chōsen e Shōgi･A-kyū Jun'isen" 稲葉八段が名人初挑戦へ　将棋･Ａ級順位戦 [Inaba 8d first time challenger for Meijin title, Shogi･Mejin Class A]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  7. "2017nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2017年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2017 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
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