Akira Nishio | |
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Native name | 西尾明 |
Born | September 30, 1979 |
Hometown | Yokohama |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2003 | (aged 23)
Badge Number | 248 |
Rank | 7-dan |
Teacher | Teruichi Aono (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Akira Nishio (西尾 明, Nishio Akira, born September 30, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is currently serving as an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Nishio introduces shogi theory in the English language through his blog Shogi Openings and his occasional posts on Facebook.[1]
Nishio was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture on September 30, 1979.[2] He finished runner up in the Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament in 1988 as a third-grade elementary school student, and made the semi-finals of the same tournament two years later.[3]
In September 1990, Nishio entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Teruichi Aono. He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1995, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2003 after finishing runner up in the 32nd 3-dan League with a record of 11 wins and 7 losses.[3][4]
Nishio's promotion history is as follows:[5]
Nishio was elected to the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors for a two-year term as an executive director in June 2019.[6] He was re-elected to additional two-year terms in June 2021[7] and June 2023.[8]