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