Takuya Nishida

Takuya Nishida
Native name西田拓也
Born (1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 35)
HometownKyoto, Japan
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2017(2017-04-01) (aged 25)
Badge number309
Rank6-dan
TeacherNobuo Mori [ja] (7-dan)
Tournaments won1
Meijin classB2
Ryūō class6
Websites
JSA profile page

Takuya Nishida (西田 拓也, Nishida Takuya; born August 25, 1991) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Nishida was born in Kyoto, Japan on August 25, 1991. He learned how to play shogi from a book that his parent bought for him, and made it to the semi-finals of the 28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] as a sixth-grade elementary school student in 2003 before losing to future fellow shogi professional and eventual tournament winner Kazuo Sugimoto.

Nishida entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Nobuo Mori [ja] in April 2005. He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2008 and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2017 after winning the 60th 3-dan League (October 2016 – March 2017) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.

Shogi professional

In October 2017, Nishida defeated defending champion Junpei Ide 2 games to 1 to win the 7th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament [ja].

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nishida is as follows:

Titles and other championships

Nishida has yet to appear in a major title match, but has won one non-title shogi tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishida Takuya" 棋士データベース: 西田拓也 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takuya Nishida]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). March 4, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Dai Nijūhakkai Shōgakusei Meijinsen [Kesshō Tōnamento/Kesshō Taikai]" 第28回小学生名人戦 [決勝トーナメント/決勝大会] [28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Championship Tournament and Final 4]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Dai Nijūhakkai Shōgakusei Meijinsen: Daihyō Ichiran" 第28回小学生名人戦 [代表選手一覧] [28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Participants list]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Dai Rokujūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūrokunen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūnananen Sangatsu" 第60回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2016年10月～2017年3月 [60th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2016 to March 2017]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Mizuta, Yukihiro (October 22, 2017). "Kakogawa Seiryūsen Nishida Yondan Nishō Ippai de Hatsu Yūshō" 加古川青流戦　西田四段2勝1敗で初優勝 [Nishida 4d wins Kakogawa Seiryu Tournament 2 games to 1 to win first tournament]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishida Takuya Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 西田拓也 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takuya Nishida Promotion History]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishida Takuya Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 西田拓也 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takuya Nishida Championship History]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2019.