is a Japanese retired women's

professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional player ...

who achieved the rank of 2-

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Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history of Nakakura was as follows. * 2--

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: April 1, 1994 * 1-kyū: April 1, 2000 * 1-dan: April 1, 2002 * Retired: March 2015 * 2-dan: April 2017

Personal life

Nakakura's sister, Hiromi, is also a women's professional shogi player. The 2001 Japanese movie ''

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'' about a pair of sisters who are women's professional shogi players is partly modeled upon their careers and the sisters served as consultants for the film. Nakakura is married to

Makoto Chūza is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life Chūza was born in Wakkanai, Hokkaido on February 3, 1970. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū in November 1981 under the ...

. The couple married in November 2003, and have three children.

References

External links

公益社団法人日本女子プロ将棋協会: 所属棋士
* Nakakura's shogi school and blog website
株式会社いつつ
* Japanese shogi players Living people Female shogi players Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan Hosei University alumni Professional shogi players from Tokyo Metropolis People from Fuchū, Tokyo 1977 births {{Shogi-stub