Manao Kagawa

Manao Kagawa
Native name	香川愛生
Born	(1993-04-16) April 16, 1993 (age 31)
Hometown	Chōfu, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2008(2008-10-01) (aged 15)
Badge Number	W-40
Rank	Women's 4-dan
Teacher	Osamu Nakamura (9-dan)
Major titles won	2
Websites
JSA profile page

Manao Kagawa (香川 愛生, Kagawa Manao, born April 16, 1993) in Chōfu, Tokyo is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is a former Women's Ōshō [ja] title holder.^[1]

Women's shogi professional

Kagawa challenged Tomoka Nishiyama for the Women's Ōshō title in October 2023, but lost the 45th Women's Osho title match 2 games to none.^[2]

Promotion history

Kagawa has been promoted as follows.^[3]

• 2-kyū: October 1, 2008
• 1-kyū: July 25, 2009
• 1-dan: November 28, 2012
• 2-dan: August 29, 2013
• 3-dan: October 23, 2013
• 4-dan: January 21, 2021

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Major titles

Kagawa has appeared in major title matches five times and has won a total of two titles. She won the Women's Ōshō [ja] title in 2013 and then successfully defended it in 2014.^[4]

Awards and honors

Kagawa received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award "Women's Professional Most Games Played" in 2013 and the "Women's Professional Award" in 2014.^[5]

Video game

On March 25, 2021, SilverStar Japan released Kagawa Manao to Futari de Shogi (香川愛生とふたりで将棋, Shogi with Manao Kagawa) for the Nintendo Switch. The game was endorsed and features Kagawa.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Kagawa graduated from Ritsumeikan University in 2017.^[6]

References

1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kagawa Manao" 女流棋士データベース: 香川愛生 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Manao Kagawa] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
2. "Shōgi･Nishiyama Tomoka Joryū Ōshō, Nirenshō de Bōei ni Seikō" 将棋･西山女流王将, 2連勝で防衛に成功 [Women's Ōshō Nishiyama successfully defends title 2 games to none]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
3. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kagawa Manao Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 香川愛生 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Manao Kagawa Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
4. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kagawa Manao Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 香川愛生 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Manao Kagawa Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
5. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kagawa Manao Shōgi Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 香川愛生 将棋大賞 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Manao Kagawa Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
6. ""Shōgi" de Tsuganaru Sekai Joryūkishi-ra ga Kataru Kenshūkai" "将棋"で繋がる世界 女流棋士らが語る将棋研究会 [A world connected by "shogi"; women's shogi professionals visit school's shogi club.] (Culture Report & Topics) (in Japanese). Ritsumeikan University. September 2, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kagawa, Manao Archived 2017-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Manao Kagawa on Twitter
• YouTube: 女流棋士・香川愛生チャンネル