Osamu Nakamura

Osamu Nakamura (中村 修, Nakamura Osamu, born November 7, 1962) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a two-time winner of the Ōshō title, and the current president of the Professional Shogi Players Group.

Osamu Nakamura
Nakamura in October 2018.
Native name中村修
Born (1962-11-07) November 7, 1962
HometownMachida, Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusJuly 2, 1980(1980-07-02) (aged 17)
Badge Number143
Rank9-dan
TeacherYoshimasa Saeki (9-dan)
Major titles won2
Tournaments won11
Meijin classB2
Ryūō class4
Notable students
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Osamu Nakamura was born in Machida, Tokyo on November 7, 1962.[1] In 1976, he won the 1st Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament, and that same year was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Yoshimasa Saeki.[2][3] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1978 and was awarded full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in July 1980.[2]

Shogi professional

Nakamura is a member of the so-called Shōwa 55 group (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 (Year 55 of the Shōwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami, Michio Takahashi, Akira Shima, Yasuaki Tsukada, Hiroshi Kamiya, Masaki Izumi, and Yūji Yoda.[4]

Professional Shogi Players Group

Nakamura is the current president of the Professional Shogi Players Group. He was first elected as a vice-president in April 2011,[5] and served in that capacity until the end of February 2017 when he was selected to replace Yasumitsu Satō at a special session of the association.[lower-alpha 1][7] Nakamura served out the remainder of Sato's term, and was re-elected as president for a new two-year term at the end of May 2017.[8] He was re-elected for another two-year term as president in June 2019.[9]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nakamura is as follows:[10]

  • 1976: 6-kyū
  • 1978: 1-dan
  • 1980, July 2: 4-dan
  • 1982, April 1: 5-dan
  • 1983, April 1: 6-dan
  • 1986, April 1: 7-dan
  • 1993, October 15: 8-dan
  • 2008, January 23: 9-dan

Titles and other championships

Nakamura has appeared in major title matches a total of five times and is a two-time winner of the Ōshō title.[11] He also won the 14th Shinjin-Ō title in 1983 for his only non-major shogi championship.[12]

Awards and honors

Nakamura has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards throughout his career. He won the award for "Best New Player" in 1981; the "Fighting-spirit Award" in 1984 and 1986; and the "Distinguished Service Award" in 1985.[13]

In addition, Nakamura received the "25 Years Service Award"in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2005 as well as the "Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award" for winning 600 official games as a professional in 2006.[14]

Notes
  1. Satō had resigned his post at the end of January 2017 so that he could run for the JSA board of directors.[6]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Osamu" 棋士データベース:中村修 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Osamu Nakamura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 [Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 553. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved June 7, 2018 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. "Chūgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 中学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. Naoe, Ametsugu (January 18, 2017). "Nakamura Osamu Ichimon wo Goshōkai!" 中村修一門をご紹介! [Introducing the Osamu Nakamura "shogi family"!] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. "｢Kishikai｣ Yakuinhenkō no Oshirase" ｢棋士会｣ 役員変更のお知らせ [Changes in Professional Shogi Players Group officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 4, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  6. "Satō Yasumitsu Kishikai Kaicho no Jinin ni Kansuru Oshirase" 佐藤康光棋士会会長の辞任に関するお知らせ [Announcement regarding Professional Shogi Players Group President Yasumitsu Satō's resignation] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 1, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  7. "Nihon Shōgi Renmai Kishikaichō ni Nakamura Osamu Kudan ga Shūnin" 日本将棋連盟棋士会長に中村修九段が就任 [New president of Professional Shogi Players Group is Osamu Nakamura 9d] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 27, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  8. "Kishikaiyakuin no Oshirase" 棋士会役員のお知らせ [Professional Shogi Players Group officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  9. "Kishikaiyakuin no Oshirase" 棋士会役員のお知らせ [Professiobal Shogi Players Group officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  10. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Osamu Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 中村修 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Osamu Nakamura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  11. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Osamu Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 中村修 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Osamu Nakamura Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  12. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Osamu Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 中村修 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Osamu Nakamura Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  13. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Osamu Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 中村修 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Osamu Nakamura Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  14. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Osamu Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 中村修 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Osamu Nakamura Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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