Profile
| Akira Shima 9-dan
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| Native name
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島朗
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| Date of Birth
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19 February 1963
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| Place of Birth
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Setagaya Ward, Tokyo Metropolis
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| Teacher
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Toshio Takayanagi Honorary 9-dan
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| Ryuo group
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Group 6 (12 terms in group 1 or above)
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| Junni class
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Class C2 (9 terms in class A)
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TItle history
| Title
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Terms won
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Terms in title match
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| Ryuo
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1 term (term 1)
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2 terms (terms 1-2)
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| Oza
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0 terms
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2 terms (terms 44-45)
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| Osho
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0 terms
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1 term (term 38)
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| Kisei
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0 terms
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1 term (term 65)
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Non-title championships
| Tournament
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Wins
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| Kachinuki-sen
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3 titles (terms 5, 8-9)
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Promotion history
| Rank
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Date
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| 6-kyu
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1975
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| 1-dan
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1977
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| 4-dan
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18 September 1980
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| 5-dan
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10 May 1984
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| 6-dan
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1 April 1986
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| 7-dan
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1 April 1989
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| 8-dan
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1 April 1994
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| 9-dan
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17 April 2008
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Annual Shogi Awards
| Term
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Season
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Awards
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| 12
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1984
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Rookie of the year - Most games won
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| 16
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1988
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Outstanding Player
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Links
Akira Shima | Kishi Database