Naohiro Ishida

Ishida was born in Nayoro, Hokkaido on December 5, 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/289.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 石田直裕|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Ishida Naohiro|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Naohiro Ishida|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 1, 2018}} He learned how to play shogi at school with friends, and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi in 2001.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2012/09/post_611.html|script-title=ja:新四段誕生 (3人)のお知らせ|title=Shinyondan Tanjo (San'nin) no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=Announcing the three new 4-dans|date=September 8, 2012|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 11, 2019}}

Early on, Ishida remained in at home in Nayoro, living with his mother and commuting twice monthly to Tokyo by plane to participate in the apprentice school.{{cite news|last=Murase|first=Shinya|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL1266QLL12UEHF00C.html|script-title=ja:子どもに｢プロ棋士になりたい｣と言われたら　親の心得|title=Kodomo ni ｢Puro Kishi ni Naritai｣ to Iwaretara Oya no Kokore|language=ja|trans-title=Advice for parents whose children say "I want to become a professional shogi player" |date=January 5, 2018|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=November 5, 2019}} He would attend junior high school during the week, leave school early the day before his schedule games, and fly to Tokyo where he was met by his father. who was stationed in Tokyo as a member of the Japanese Self Defense Forces. After Ishida finished his games, his father would take him to the airport for the return trip back to Hokkaido.

At first, Ishida found the apprentice school quite difficult and actually was demoted from 6-kyū to 7-kyū because of poor results; eventually, however, he started to perform better and obtained promotion to 5-kyū. After graduating from junior high school, he and his mother moved from Hokkaido to Tokyo and he enrolled in a local senior high school; he continued to perform well as an apprentice professional and was promoted to the rank of 2-dan by the time he was a third-year high school student. After graduating from senior high school, Ishida decided to continue his education at university to not only please his mother, who felt that further education would help his job prospects if he did not become a professional shogi player, but also because he was really interested in mathematics. He passed the entrance exam for the Department of Mathematics for the Faculty of Science and Engineering of Chuo University and began living on his own after his mother moved back to Nayoro.

Nishida was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2008 while he was a second-year university student, but was still ranked at 3-dan as he entered his final year of university. Being around his fellow fourth-year students who were already going on job interviews and participating in other job-hunting activities made him wonder if he would ever become a professional shogi player. His mother even said he could come back to Nayoro and look for work if he wanted to after graduation if he still had not obtained professional status, but he decided to continue at the apprentice school, He finally obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2012 after finishing second in the 51st 3-dan League (April 2012{{sndash}}September 2012) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/shoreikai/sandan/51/index.html|script-title=ja:第51回奨励会三段リーグ戦|title=Dai Gojūikkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen|language=ja|trans-title=51st Apprentice School 3-dan League|date=2012|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 11, 2019}}

Ishida defeated Tetsuya Fujimori 2 games to none to win the 4th {{interlanguage link|Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament|ja|加古川青流戦}} in 2014 for his only tournament championship.{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/DA3S11438422.html|url-access=subscription|script-title=ja:石田四段が優勝 加古川青流戦|title=Ishida Yondan ga Yūshō Kakogawa Seiryūsen|language=ja|trans-title=Ishida 4d wins Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament|date=November 4, 2014|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=June 11, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/kakogawa/4/index.html|script-title=ja:第4期 加古川青流戦|title=Daiyonki Kakogawa Seiryūsen|language=ja|trans-title=4th kakogawa Seiryū Tournament|year=2014|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 11, 2019}}　

In 2016, Ishida advanced to the finals of the 47th {{interlanguage link|Shinjin-Ō|ja|新人王戦 (将棋)}} tournament, but was defeated by Yasuhiro Masuda 2 games to none.{{cite web|url=http://www.igoshogi.net/topics/detail.php?ID=1597&is=1|script-title=ja:第47期 新人王戦勝三番勝...増田四段の優勝|title=Dai Yonjūnanaki Shinjin-Ō-sen Sanbanshōbu ... Masuda Yondan no Yūshō|language=ja|trans-title=47th Shinjin-Ō Best-of-three Match...Masuda 4d is the winner|date=October 12, 2016|publisher=Igo & Shogi Channel|access-date=June 11, 2019}}{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/DA3S12606172.html|url-access=subscription|script-title=ja:増田四段が優勝 将棋･新人王戦|title=Masuda Yondan ga Yūshō Shōgi･Shinjin-Ō-sen|language=ja|trans-title=Masuda 4d wins Shogi's Shinjin-Ō Tournament|date=October 13, 2016|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=June 11, 2019}}

The promotion history for Ishida is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/289.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 石田直裕 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Ishida Naohiro Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Naohiro Ishida Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=July 26, 2024}}

• 6-kyū: September 2001
• 3-dan: October 2008
• 4-dan: October 1, 2012
• 5-dan: August 15, 2017
• 6-dan: July 18, 2024

Ishida has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-major title championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/289.html#anc02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 石田直裕 優勝履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Ishida Naohiro Yūshō Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Naohiro Ishida Championship History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 11, 2019}}

Ishida is a graduate of Chuo University; he is the fourth alumnus of the school to become a professional shogi player.{{cite magazine|author=|url=http://www.chuo-u.ac.jp/aboutus/communication/hakumon/2015_04/pdf/2015_04-10.pdf?1528422371228#page=2|script-title=ja:学生プロ棋士誕生|title=Gakusei Puro Kishi Tanjō|language=ja|trans-title=University student becomes professional shogi player|page=23|format=pdf|date=October 25, 2015|magazine=Hakumon Chuo|volume=Fall|number=243|publisher=Chuo University|quote=中大出身のプロ棋士は4人。米長邦雄永世棋聖 (中退), 大内延介九段, 横山泰明六段, 石田直裕四段 [Chuo University students who went on to become professional shogi players: Lifetime Kisei Kunio Yonenaga (did not graduate), Nobuyuki Ōuchi 9d, Hiroaki Yokoyama 6d, Naohiro Ishida 4d]|access-date=June 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143956/http://www.chuo-u.ac.jp/aboutus/communication/hakumon/2015_04/pdf/2015_04-10.pdf?1528422371228#page=2|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chuo-u.ac.jp/media/gaiyo/gaiyo23-24_04_0726.pdf?1711929600096#page=5|format=pdf|script-title=ja:社会をリードする中央大学 OB･OG: 囲碁･将棋|title=Shakai wo Rīdosuru Chūō Daigaku OB･OG: Igo･Shōgi|language=ja|trans-title=Prominent Chuo Alumni: Go and Shogi|date=June 2018|publisher=Chuo University|access-date=June 18, 2019}}

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