Akira Watanabe

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Akira Watanabe 9-dan
Native name 渡辺明
Date of Birth 23 April 1984
Place of Birth Katsushika Ward, Tokyo City
Teacher Kazuharu Shoshi 7-dan
Ryuo group Group 1 (18 terms in group 1 or above)
Junni class Class A (13 terms in class A or above)
Title history
Title Terms won Terms in title match Notes
Ryuo 11 terms (terms 17-25, 28-29) 13 terms (terms 17-26, 28-30) Lifetime Ryuo
Meijin 3 terms (terms 78-80) 4 terms (terms 78-81)
Oza 1 term (term 59) 3 terms (terms 51, 59-60)
Kio 10 terms (terms 38-47) 12 terms (terms 36, 38-48) Lifetime Kio
Osho 5 terms (terms 62-63, 68-70) 7 terms (terms 62-64, 68-71)
Kisei 1 term (term 90) 5 terms (terms 78, 84, 90-92)
Non-title championships
Tournament Wins
Asahi Open 1 title (term 6)
Ginga 4 titles (terms 13, 15, 19, 22)
Daiwa Securities Cup 1 title (term 2)
NHK Cup 1 title (term 62)
JT Cup 3 titles (terms 35, 39-40)
Shinjin-O 1 title (term 36)
Promotion history
Rank Date
6-kyu 1994
1-dan 1997
4-dan 1 April 2000
5-dan 1 April 2003
6-dan 1 October 2004
7-dan 1 October 2005
8-dan 17 November 2005
9-dan 30 November 2005
Annual Shogi Awards
Term Season Awards
30 2002 Rookie of the year
31 2003 Fighting Spirit Award
32 2004 Outstanding Player
33 2005 Excellent Player - Most games won
34 2006 Fighting Spirit Award
36 2008 Excellent Player - Game of the Year
38 2010 Excellent Player - Most games played
39 2011 Excellent Player - Game of the Year
40 2012 MVP - Game of the Year
43 2015 Excellent Player - Game of the Year
45 2017 Game of the Year
46 2018 Excellent player - Longest win streak
47 2019 MVP
48 2020 Excellent Player - Game of the Year
49 2021 Excellent Player
50 2022 Excellent Player

Links

Akira Watanabe | Kishi Database