Taichi Nakamura (shogi)

Taichi Nakamura (中村 太地, Nakamura Taichi, born June 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.[1][2] He is a former holder of the Ōza title.

Taichi Nakamura
Nakamura after Game 3 of the 66th Ōza title match
Born (1988-06-01) June 1, 1988
HometownFuchū, Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2006(2006-04-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number261
Rank7-dan
TeacherKunio Yonenaga (9-dan)
Major titles won1
Meijin classB2
Ryūō class3
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life and education

Taichi Nakamura was born in Fuchū, Tokyo on June 1, 1988.[3] As a young boy, his family moved a lot due to his father's work.[4] He learned how to play shogi as a four year while living in Sapporo, Hokkaido, but first became interested in becoming a professional shogi player after hearing the news of Yoshiharu Habu becoming the first "7-crown" in professional shogi history.[4][5] After Nakamura's family moved back to Tokyo when he was a second-grade elementary school student,[4] he started practicing shogi at the well-known Hachioji Shogi Club where Habu also studied as a young boy.[5]

In 2000, Nakamura advanced to the championship game of the 25th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament, but finished runner-up after losing to fellow future shogi professional Ryūma Tonari.[5][6] In September of that same year, Nakamura was accepted in the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Kunio Yonenaga.[5]

In April 2006, Nakamura was officially awarded professional status in April 2006 for finishing second in the 38th 3-dan league with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[5][7][8] Nakamura was still a 12th grade senior high school student at Waseda Jitsugyō High School (an affiliate school of Waseda University) at the time.[5]

After graduating from high school in March 2007, Nakamura enrolled in Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics to continue his education in addition to being a shogi professional.[5][9][10] In March 2010, Nakamura wrote a thesis about political parties and unaffiliated voters in Japan which won him a scholarship from the School of Political Science and Economics.[11] Nakamura graduated from Waseda in 2011.[9]

Shogi professional

In 2009, Nakamura faced Akihito Hirose in the championship match of the 40th Shinjin-Ō tournament.[5] The match was billed as the "Battle of Waseda University Students" because the two were attending Waseda University at the time.[12] Nakamura lost the match 2 games to none.[13]

Nakamura's first appearance in a major title match came in 2012 when he challenged Yoshiharu Habu for the 83rd Kisei title. Nakamura lost the match 3 games to none.[14] In 2013, Nakamura defeated Masataka Gōda in the final of the challenger tournament of the 61st Ōza tournament to earn the right to challenge Habu for the title.[15] Nakamura was leading the match 2 games to 1 after three games, but Habu was able to defend his title by winning the last two games.[16]

In 2017, Nakamura advance to the 65th Ōza title match to once again challenge Habu for a major title. As in 2013, Nakamura was leading the match 2 games to 1, but this time won Game 4 to win the match 3 games to 1 and also capture his first major title.[17] Nakamura, however, was unable to defend his title in 2018, losing the 66th Ōza title match 3 games to 2 to Shintarō Saitō.[18]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nakamura is as follows:[19]

  • 2000, September: 6-kyū
  • 2006, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2011, January 27: 5-dan
  • 2012, April 26: 6-dan
  • 2017, October 11: 7-dan

Titles and other championships

Nakamura has appeared in major title matches a total of four times and has won once.[20]

Awards and honors

Nakamura received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best Winning Percentage" in 2011, "Fighting-spirit" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" in 2012, and "Game of the Year" in 2013.[21]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Nakamura has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings once: he finished 8th with JPY 21,440,000 in earnings in 2017.[22]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Taichi" 棋士データベース: 中村太地 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Taichi Nakamura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. "Shōgi Nyūsu: Nakamura Taishi Rokudan ga Nanadan ni Shōdan" 将棋ニューズ: 中村太地六段が七段に昇段 [Shogi News: Taichi Nakamura 6d promoted to 7d] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. October 12, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Taichi" 棋士データベース: 中村太地 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Taichi Nakamura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. Nakamura, Taichi (February 7, 2017). "Nakamura Taichi Rokudan Intabyū: Nakamura Taichi Rokudan ga Shōgi ni Hamatta Riyu towa?" 中村太地六段インタビュー: vol.1 中村太地六段が将棋にハマった理由とは? [Interview with Taichi Nakamura 6d Vol. 1: Why did Taichi Nakamura get so interested in shogi?] (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Akira Uchida. Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行 [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 19. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. "Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 小学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  7. "Dai Sanjūhakkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisengonen Jūgatsu kara Nisenrokunen Sangatsu" 第38回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2005年10月～2006年3月 [38th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2005 to March 2006] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2005. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  8. "Shinyondan no Shōkai" 新四段の紹介 [Introducing the new 4-dans] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  9. Nakamura, Taichi (September 2012). "Waseda Kishi Mirai wo Ninatte Yakushin (Zenhen)" 早稲田棋士 未来を担って躍進 (前編) [Waseda's shogi professionals: Tackling the future and progressing rapidly]. Seihoku no Kaze (Interview) (in Japanese). 12. Interviewed by Takenobu Takizawa. Waseda University. Retrieved July 17, 2018 – via Yomiuri Online.
  10. Nakamura, Taichi (February 9, 2017). "Nakamura Taichi Rokudan Intabyū: vol.3 Daigaku Tsugakumo, Ibishato e no Tenshin mo Shiya wo Hirogeru tame" 中村太地六段インタビュー: vol.3 大学通学も, 居飛車党への転身も視野を広げるため。 [Interview with Taichi Nakamura 6d Vol. 3: Expanding one's horizons by attending university and switching to static-rook openings] (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Akira Uchida. Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  11. "Nakamura Taichi Yondan ga Waseda Daigaku "Seikei Sukarashippu" wo Juyo" 中村太地四段が早稲田大学 ｢政経スカラシップ｣ を授与 [Taichi Nakamura 4d awarded Waseda University 'Seikei Scholarship'] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 13, 2010. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  12. "Geneki Daigakusei no Kaikyo! Kyōikubu no Hirose Akihito-san ga Shōgi Nana Dai Taitoru no ｢Ōi｣ wo Kakutoku" 現役大学生初の快挙! 教育学部の広瀬章人さんが将棋7大タイトルの｢王位｣を獲得 [Spectacular result by current Waseda student! School of Education student Akihito Hirose wins the Ōi, one of shogi's seven major titles.] (in Japanese). Waseda University. September 3, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  13. "Shōgi Shinjin Ō ni Hirose Godan" 将棋新人王に広瀬五段 [Hirose 5d wins shogi's Shinjin-Ō]. Shimbun Akahata (in Japanese). Japanese Communist Party. October 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  14. "Habu Nikan, Ōyama Jūgosei Meijin wo Nuku, Taitoru Kakutoku Hachijūikki" 羽生二冠, 大山十五世名人を抜く タイトル獲得81期 [Habu 2-crown wins 81st major title to move past 15th Lifetime Meijin Ōyama]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  15. "Shōgi Ōzasen, Nakamura Rokudan ga Hatsu no Chōsensha ni" 将棋王座戦, 中村六段が初の挑戦者に [Nakamaru 6d first time challenger for the Ōza title]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  16. "Habu ga Ōza Bōei, Tsūsan Nijūikki Dōichi Taitoru Saita" 羽生が王座防衛 通算21期 同一タイトル最多 [Habu defends Ōza title, wins Ōza for the 21st time overall to set record for most times winning the same title]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  17. Yamamura, Hideaki (October 11, 2017). "Nakamura Taichi Rokudan ga Hatsu no Ōza Kakutoku, Habu Kisei Ikkan e Kōtai" 中村太地六段が初の王座獲得 羽生棋聖１冠へ後退 [Taichi Nakamura 6d wins Oza title for first major title. Habu Kisei drops to a 1-crown]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  18. "Shōgi, Saitō ga Hatsu Taitoru Ōza Kakutoku Saishūkyoku de Nakamura Yaburu" 将棋, 斎藤が初タイトル王座獲得 最終局で中村破る [Saitō wins first major shogi title; defeats Nakamura in final game to capture Ōza title.]. Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  19. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Taichi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 中村太地 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Taichi Nakamura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  20. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Taichi Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 中村太地 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Taichi Nakamura Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  21. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Taichi Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 中村太地 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Taichi Nakamura Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  22. "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 28, 2018.
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