Chikara Akutsu | |
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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 | 3 |
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]
The promotion history for Akutsu is as follows:[2]
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]
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]
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]