Akira Shima

Profile

Akira Shima 9-dan
Native name	島朗
Date of Birth	19 February 1963
Place of Birth	Setagaya Ward, Tokyo Metropolis
Teacher	Toshio Takayanagi Honorary 9-dan
Ryuo group	Group 6 (12 terms in group 1 or above)
Junni class	Class C2 (9 terms in class A)

TItle history

Title	Terms won	Terms in title match
Ryuo	1 term (term 1)	2 terms (terms 1-2)
Oza	0 terms	2 terms (terms 44-45)
Osho	0 terms	1 term (term 38)
Kisei	0 terms	1 term (term 65)

Non-title championships

Tournament	Wins
Kachinuki-sen	3 titles (terms 5, 8-9)

Promotion history

Rank	Date
6-kyu	1975
1-dan	1977
4-dan	18 September 1980
5-dan	10 May 1984
6-dan	1 April 1986
7-dan	1 April 1989
8-dan	1 April 1994
9-dan	17 April 2008

Annual Shogi Awards

Term	Season	Awards
12	1984	Rookie of the year - Most games won
16	1988	Outstanding Player

Links

Akira Shima | Kishi Database