Chikara Akutsu

Chikara Akutsu
Native name	阿久津主税
Born	(1982-06-24) June 24, 1982 (age 42)
Hometown	Nishinomiya
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 1999(1999-10-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number	233
Rank	8 dan
Teacher	Seiichirō Taki [ja]
Tournaments won	2
Meijin class	B2
Ryūō class	2
Websites
JSA profile page

Chikara Akutsu (阿久津 主税, Akutsu Chikara, born June 24, 1982) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.^[1]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Akutsu is as follows:^[2]

• 6-kyū: 1994
• 1-dan: 1997
• 4-dan: October 1, 1999
• 5-dan: July 2, 2004
• 6-dan: August 3, 2007
• 7-dan: April 1, 2009
• 8-dan: February 13, 2014

Titles and other championships

Although Akutsu has yet to appear in a major title match, he has won two non-major-title championships during his career: the 2nd Asahi Cup Open [ja] (2008) and the 17th Ginga-sen [ja](2009).^[3]

Awards and honors

Akutsu received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2004, "Best Winning Percentage" in 2006, and "Most Consecutive Games Won" award in 2009.^[4]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Akutsu has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings [ja] only once during his career. He earned a total of JPY 25,700,000 to rank ninth in 2009.^[5]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Akutsu Chikara" 棋士データベース: 阿久津主税 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikara Akutsu] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
2. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Akutsu Chikara Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 阿久津主税 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikara Akutsu Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Akutsu Chikara Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 阿久津主税 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikara Akutsu Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Akutsu Chikara Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 阿久津主税 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikara Akutsu Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
5. "Nisenkyūnen Kakutoku Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Besuto Nijū" 2009年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト20 [2009 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 20] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 5, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Akutsu, Chikara
• Chikara Akutsu on Twitter