Hiroe Nakai

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Hiroe Nakai
Hiroe Nakai.jpg
Nakai in 2009
Native name中井広恵
Born (1969-06-24) June 24, 1969 (age 52)
HometownWakkanai, Hokkaido
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 1981(1981-04-01) (aged 11)
Badge Number
  • JSA W-7
  • LPSA W-7
RankWomen's 6-dan
Teacher [ja] (9-dan)
Lifetime titlesQueen Meijin
Major titles won19
Tournaments won12
Websites
Hiroe Nakai on Twitter

Hiroe Nakai (中井 広恵, Nakai Hiroe) (born June 24, 1969 in Wakkanai, Hokkaido) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.[1] She is a former women's shogi professional major title holder, having won 19 major titles throughout her career, and has been awarded the lifetime title of  [ja], and also was the first women's professional to beat a regular shogi professional in an official game, the first women's professional to win an official game against a Class A professional, and the first women's professional to win a game in the NHK Cup TV Shogi Tournament.

Nakai also is a former representative director of the Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan (LPSA).

Early life[]

Nakai started playing shogi at the age of 4. She finished second in the  [ja] in 1981 at the age of 11. In 1983, she entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school and reached the rank of 2-kyū before deciding to leave in 1990.[2]

Shogi professional[]

Nakai was awarded the rank of women's professional 2-kyū by the Japan Shogi Association in April 1981 at the age of 11 as a protegee of  [ja].[1][3]

In 1993, Nakai became the first women's professional to defeat a regular professional in an official game when she beat  [ja] in a Ryūō tournament game.[4]:25

Nakai was 16 years old when she won her first major title in 1985 by defeating the reigning Women's Meijin Naoko Hayashiba three games to one to win the  [ja] title. The following year the roles were reversed with Nakai successfully defending her title against the challenger Kobayashi three games to two.[4]:24[5]

In 2003, Nakai became the first women's professional to win a NHK Cup TV Shogi Tournament game. She won her round 1 game of the 53rd NHK Cup (2003) against Mamoru Hatakeyama[6][7] and then in round 2 won against Teruichi Aono (who was in Class A at the time).[8] She lost in round 3 to Makoto Nakahara.[6][7] The following year Nakai also qualified for the 54th NHK Cup (2004) and beat Shūji Satō in round 1.[9][10] In round 2, Nakai faced Yasumitsu Satō who was the reigning Kisei title holder. Nakai obtained an advantageous position against Satō, but was unable to convert it into a win.[9][10] Nakai is still the only women's professional to have won a NHK Cup game.[11]

In April 2009, Nakai became the first women's professional to win 500 official games,[12] and then became the first women's professional to win 600 official games in January 2015.[13]

In August 2010, Nakai defeated Sayuri Honda in the quarterfinals of the  [ja] to win her nineteenth official game in a row and set a new record for consecutive wins by a women's professional.[14]

LPSA representative director[]

Nakai was selected to be the first representative director of The Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan (LPSA) after it was established in 2007, and served in that capacity until 2010.[13]

Personal life[]

Nakai is married to retired shogi professional  [ja]. The couple have three daughters.[2][15] She served as a member of the Warabi, Saitama board of education from 2003 to 2015 and was named a "Warabi City PR Ambassador" in May 2016.[16]

Promotion history[]

Nakai has been promoted as follows:[1][3]

  • 1981, April 1: 2-kyū
  • 1983, March 10: 1-dan
  • 1983, April 1: 2-dan
  • 1986, April 1: 3-dan
  • 1989, April 1: 4-dan
  • 1992, April 1: 5-dan
  • 2002, November 25: 6-dan

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships[]

Nakai has appeared in major title matches a total of 43 times and has won a total of 19 titles. She has won the Women's Meijin title nine times and has been awarded the title of  [ja]. She has also won the  [ja] title four times, the  [ja] title three times and the Kurashiki Tōka Cup three times.[3] In addition to major titles, Nakai has won 17 other shogi championships.[1]

Major titles[]

Title Years Number of times overall
 [ja] 1985-86, 1988, 1991–93, 1999, 2001–02 9
 [ja] 1995, 2002–04 4
 [ja] 1990-92 3
 [ja] 2000-03 3

Other championships[]

Tournament Years Number of times
* [ja] 2008-10 3
* [ja] 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996 4
* [ja] 1998, 2001, 2003 3
* [ja] 2008, 2010 2
* [ja] 2007-08, 2010–12 5

Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held or currently suspended.

Awards and honors[]

Nakai received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards and other awards in recognition of her accomplishments in shogi and contributions made to Japanese society.[1][3][17]

Annual shogi awards[]

  • 13th Annual Awards (April 1985 – March 1986): Women's Professional Award
  • 14th Annual Awards (April 1986 – March 1987): Women's Professional Award
  • 16th Annual Awards (April 1888 – March 1989): Women's Professional Award
  • 20th Annual Awards (April 1992 – March 1993): Women's Professional Award
  • 27th Annual Awards (April 1999 – March 2000): Women's Professional Award
  • 29th Annual Awards (April 2001 – March 2002): Women's Professional of the Year
  • 30th Annual Awards (April 2002 – March 2003): Women's Professional of the Year
  • 31st Annual Awards (April 2003 – March 2004): Women's Professional Award
  • 22nd Annual Awards (April 2004 – March 2005): Women's Professional Award
  • 38th Annual Awards (April 2010 – March 2011): Women's Professional Most Games Played
  • 40th Annual Awards (April 2012 – March 2012): Women's Professional Most Games Played

Other awards[]

  • 1986, February: Wakkanai, Hokkaido Meritorious Citizen Award

Gallery[]

  • Kaishi nakai.jpg

  • at 2013 WOSC

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Nakai Hiroe" 中井 広恵 [Hiroe Nakai] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association. May 29, 2007. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nakai Hiroe" 中井 広恵 [Hiroe Nakai] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association. May 2007. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Nakai Hiroe Joryū Rokudan (Joryū Kishi Bangō 17)" 中井広恵 女流六段(女流棋士番号17) [Hiroe Nakai Women's Professional 6d (Women's Professional Badge Number 17)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Furukawa, Tetsuo, ed. (September 2014). "Joryū Kikai no Yonjū Shūnen" 女流棋界の40周年 [40 years of Women's Professional Shogi]. Shogi World (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. pp. 22–29 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Okada Bijūtsukanhai Joryū Meijinsen Kako no Kekka" 岡田美術館杯女流名人戦 過去の結果 [Okada Museum of Art Cup Women's Mejin Tournament Past Results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dai 53kai NHK Hai Terebi Shōgi Tōnamento - Tōnamento Hyō" 第53回NHK杯テレビ将棋トーナメント トーナメント表 [53rd NHK TV Shogi Tournament: Tournament Bracket] (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dai 53kai NHK Haisen Honsen" 第53回NHK杯戦 本戦 [53rd NHK Cup Tournament: Main] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  8. ^ 甲斐女流王位, 深浦九段破る, Ａ級に勝った女流２人目 [Kai Ladies' Oi Defeats Fukaura 9 dan: Second Women Professional to Win Against a Class A Pro.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). October 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dai 54kai NHK Hai Terebi Shōgi Tōnamento - Tōnamento Hyō" 第54回NHK杯テレビ将棋トーナメント トーナメント表 [54th NHK TV Shogi Tournament: Tournament Bracket] (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dai 54kai NHK Haisen Honsen" 第54回NHK杯戦 本戦 [54th NHK Cup Tournament: Main] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2004. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "NHK Hai Meikyoku Pureibakku - Nakai Hiroe -" NHK杯名局プレイバック - 中井広恵 - [NHK Cup Famous Games Playback - Hiroe Nakai -]. 将棋フォーカス [Shogi Focus] (in Japanese). March 1, 2015. Event occurs at 15:35. NHK Educational TV. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "Shōgi no Nakai, Joryū Hatsu Gohyakushō" 将棋の中井, 女流初の500勝 [Shogi's Nakai, First Women's Pro to Achieve 500 wins]. Shikoku Shimbun (in Japanese). April 29, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Joryū Hatsu no Tsūsan Roppyakushō Nakai Joryū Rokudan" 女流初の通算600勝 中井女流六段 [Nakai Women's Professional 6d, First Women's Professional to Win 600 Games]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). January 22, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "Nakai Joryū Rokudan, Shin Kiroku Jūkyū Renshō" 中井女流六段, 新記録19連勝 [Nakai Women's Professional 6d Sets New Record of 19 Consecutive Wins]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). August 5, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  15. ^ "Ueyama Yoshiyuki Shichidan ga Intai" 植山悦行七段が引退 [Yoshiyuki Ueyama 7d Retires] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. July 1, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  16. ^ Tokizawa, Tetsuo (May 18, 2016). "Shōgi Joryū Kishi･Nakai Hiroe-san ga PR Taishi Shūnin" 将棋女流棋士･中井広恵さんがＰＲ大使就任 [Shogi Women's Professional Hiroe Nakai Named PR Ambassador]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  17. ^ "Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha Ichiranhyō" 将棋大賞受賞者一覧 [List of Annual Shogi Award Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

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