Daisuke Nakagawa Explained

Daisuke Nakagawa
Native Name:中川大輔
Born:July 13, 1968
Hometown:Sendai
Nationality:Japanese
Badge No:184
Teacher:Kunio Yonenaga
Rank:8-dan
Teacher Rank:9-dan
Tournaments:1
Meijinclass:B2
Ryuoclass:5
Jsa:184

is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. He is a former executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Daisuke Nakagawa was born in Sendai, Japan on July 13, 1968.[1] As a junior high school, he won the in 1982,[2] and the following year was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Kunio Yonenaga. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1985, and was awarded full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1987.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

Nakagawa's promotion history is as follows:[3]

Titles and other championships

Nakagawa has won one non-major-title championship during his career: the 11th tournament in 1987.[4] [5]

Awards and honors

Nakagawa received the JSA's "Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award" in December 2011 for winning 600 official games as a professional.[6] [7]

JSA executive

Nakagawa has served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors on multiple occasions.[8] He was first elected as a director at the association's 58th General Meeting on May 25, 2007,[9] and was re-elected to the same position on May 26, 2009.[10]

In May 2011, Nakagawa was selected to be an executive director at the JSA's 62nd General Meeting,[11] but resigned his position for personal reasons in December of that same year.[12]

At the JSA's 64th General Meeting in June 2013, Nakagawa was once again selected to be a JSA executive director.[13] He was re-elected to the same position in 2015,[14] but was one of three members of the board voted out of office by the JSA membership at an emergency meeting held in February 2017 for their involvement in the 29th Ryūō challenger controversy.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakagawa Daisuke. ja:棋士データベース:中川大輔. Japanese. Professional Shogi Player Database: Daisuke Nakagawa. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  2. Web site: Chūgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran. ja:中学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧. ja. Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  3. Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakagawa Daisuke Shōdan Rireki. ja:棋士データベース: 中川大輔 昇段履歴. ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Daisuke Nakagawa Promotion History. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  4. Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakagawa Daisuke Yūshō Rireki. ja:棋士データベース: 中川大輔 優勝履歴. ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Daisuke Nakagawa Championship History. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  5. Web site: Wakashishisen (Senkyūhyakunanajūnananen - Senkyūhyakukyūjūichinen). ja:若獅子戦 <近代将棋>(1977年-1991年). ja. Young Lions Tournament (1977-1991). Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  6. Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakagawa Daisuke Sonota Hyōshō. ja:棋士データベース: 中川大輔 その他表彰. ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Daisuke Nakagawa Other Awards. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  7. Web site: Nakagawa Daisuke Hachidan, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tasei. ja:中川大輔八段, 600勝(将棋栄誉賞)を達成. ja. Daisuke Nakagawa 8d reaches 600 wins (awarded "Shogi Honor Award"). December 12, 2011. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  8. Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakagawa Daisuke Yakuin Rireki. ja:棋士データベース: 中川大輔 役員履歴. ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Daisuke Nakagawa JSA Officer History. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  9. Web site: Shinriji Tantō Busho no Oshirase. ja:新理事担当部署のお知らせ. Japanese. New JSA officers and their respective responsibilities announced. May 28, 2007. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  10. Web site: Shinriji no Oshirase. ja:新理事のお知らせ. ja. New JSA officers announced. May 27, 2009. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  11. Web site: Nihon Shōgi Renmai Shinyakuin no Oshirase. ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ. ja. JSA announces new officers. May 26, 2011. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  12. Web site: Nakagawa Jōmuriji ga Jinin. ja:中川常務理事が辞任. ja. Nakagawa resigns. December 22, 2011. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  13. Web site: Nihon Shōgi Renmai Shinyakuin no Oshirase. ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ. ja. JSA announces new officers. June 7, 2013. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  14. Web site: Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase. ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ. ja. New JSA officers announced. June 4, 2015. Japan Shogi Association. July 13, 2018.
  15. News: . 3 shogi board members sacked over mishandling of software 'cheating' scandal. February 28, 2017. Mainichi Shimbun. July 13, 2018.