Akira Ishida (Go player)
{{Short description|Japanese Go player (born 1949)}}
{{for|the voice actor|Akira Ishida}}
{{Infobox go player
| name=Akira Ishida
| image=
| fullname=
| kanji=石田章
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1949|5|23}}
| residence={{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo, Japan
| teacher=Fukuda Masayoshi
| turnedpro=1966
| rank=9 dan
| affiliation=Nihon Ki-in
}}
{{Nihongo|Akira Ishida|石田章|Ishida Akira}} (born May 23, 1949) is a professional Go player.{{cite web|script-title=ja:石田 章｜財団法人日本棋院|url=http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000042.htm|publisher=Nihon Ki-in|accessdate=29 December 2010|language=Japanese}} He is also the co-author of the go strategy book Attack and Defense.
Biography
Ishida was a student of Fukuda Masayoshi when he became an insei. 8 years after becoming an insei, Ishida became a pro in 1966. He was promoted quickly, reaching 9 dan in 1982. In 1972, he won the Oteai's top section, and later went on to win two straight Shinjin-O titles in 1978 and 1979.{{cite book |last1=Ishida |first1=Akira |last2=Davies |first2=James |date=1980 |title=Attack and Defense |publisher=Kiseido Publishing Company |isbn=978-4-906574-14-8}} Two years later, he won another title, the Shin-Ei. He won the "Best Technique Award" from Kido on three occasions. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.{{cite web |url=http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Ishida+Akira |title=Ishida Akira – Biography |author= |date=26 October 2002 |website=GoBase.org |accessdate=10 March 2014}}
Promotion record
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| 1 dan
| 1966
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| 2 dan
| 1967
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| 3 dan
| 1968
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| 4 dan
| 1970
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| 5 dan
| 1971
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| 6 dan
| 1973
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| 7 dan
| 1975
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| 8 dan
| 1979
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| 9 dan
| 1982
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Titles
References
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