Chikara Akutsu
{{Short description|Japanese professional shōgi player}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
| name = Chikara Akutsu
| native_name = 阿久津主税
| born = {{birth date and age | 1982 | 6 | 24 | mf=yes}}
| hometown = Nishinomiya
| nationality =
| pro_date = {{death date and age | 1999 | 10 | 01 | 1982 | 6 | 24}}
| badge_no = 233
| teacher = {{ill | Seiichirō Taki|ja| 滝誠一郎}}
| rank = 8 dan
| tournaments = 2
| meijinclass = B2
| ryuoclass = 2
| jsa = 233
}}
{{nihongo|Chikara Akutsu|阿久津 主税|Akutsu Chikara| born June 24, 1982}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/233.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 阿久津主税|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Akutsu Chikara|language=Japanese|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikara Akutsu|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|accessdate=December 15, 2017}}
Shogi professional
=Promotion history=
The promotion history for Akutsu is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/233.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 阿久津主税 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Akutsu Chikara Shōdan Rireki|language=Japanese|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikara Akutsu Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|accessdate=December 15, 2017}}
- 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 {{ill|2nd Asahi Cup Open|ja|朝日杯将棋オープン戦}} (2008) and the {{ill|17th Ginga-sen|ja|銀河戦}}(2009).{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/233.html#anc02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 阿久津主税 優勝履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Akutsu Chikara Yūshō Rireki|language=Japanese|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikara Akutsu Championship History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|accessdate=December 15, 2017}}
=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/233.html#anc03|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 阿久津主税 将棋大賞|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Akutsu Chikara Shōgi Taishō|language=Japanese|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Chikara Akutsu Annual Shogi Awards|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|accessdate=December 15, 2017}}
=Year-end prize money and game fee ranking=
Akutsu has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's {{ill|year-end prize money and game fee rankings|ja|将棋界#獲得賞金と対局料}} only once during his career. He earned a total of JPY 25,700,000 to rank ninth in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/topics/news/2010/03/200920.html|title=Nisenkyūnen Kakutoku Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Besuto Nijū|script-title=ja:2009年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト20|trans-title= 2009 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 20|language=Japanese|date=March 5, 2010|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|accessdate=December 15, 2017}}
References
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External links
- ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/47 Professional Player Info · Akutsu, Chikara]
- {{twitter | rsopx4U0BRTMQBx}}
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Category:Japanese shogi players
Category:Japan Shogi Association players
Category:Shogi players from Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:People from Nishinomiya
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