Akihiro Ida | |
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Native name | 井田明宏 |
Born | December 6, 1996 |
Hometown | Kyoto, Japan |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2021 | (aged 24)
Badge Number | 327 |
Rank | 4-dan |
Teacher | Kenji Kobayashi (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Akihiro Ida (井田 明宏, Ida Akihiro, born December 6, 1996) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
Ida was born in Kyoto, Japan on December 6, 1996.[1] He became interested in shogi after seeing a column about it in a newspaper.[2]
Ida entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in September 2009 under the guidance of shogi professional Kenji Kobayashi.[2][3] Ida was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in April 2017 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after tying for first place in the 68th 3-dan League (October 2020 – March 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[2][3][4][5]
The promotion history for Ida is as follows.[6]