in
Chōfu, Tokyo is a Japanese
women's professional shogi player ranked 4-
dan
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. She is a former title holder.
Women's shogi professional
Kagawa challenged
Tomoka Nishiyama
is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is the current holder of the and titles as well as a former holder of the and titles.
Early life and education
Nishiyama was born on June 27, 1995 in Ōsakasayama, Osaka. ...
for the Women's Ōshō title in October 2023, but lost the 45th Women's Osho title match 2 games to none.
Promotion history
Kagawa has been
promoted
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as follows.
* 2-
kyū
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: October 1, 2008
* 1-kyū: July 25, 2009
* 1-dan: November 28, 2012
* 2-dan: August 29, 2013
* 3-dan: October 23, 2013
* 4-dan: January 21, 2021
Note: All ranks are
women's professional ranks.
Major titles
Kagawa has appeared in major title matches five times and has won a total of two titles. She won the title in 2013 and then successfully defended it in 2014.
Awards and honors
Kagawa received the Japan Shogi Association
Annual Shogi Award
The Annual Shogi Awards (将棋大賞 ''shōgi taishō'') are a number of prizes awarded yearly by the Japan Shogi Association to professional and amateur shogi players who have achieved particular success. The first Annual Shogi Awards were pre ...
"Women's Professional Most Games Played" in 2013 and the "Women's Professional Award" in 2014.
Video game
On March 25, 2021, SilverStar Japan released ''Kagawa Manao to Futari de Shogi'' (''香川愛生とふたりで将棋, Shogi with Manao Kagawa'') for the
Nintendo Switch
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. The game was endorsed and features Kagawa.
References
External links
* ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Kagawa, Manao
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* YouTube
女流棋士・香川愛生チャンネル
1993 births
Japanese shogi players
Living people
Women's professional shogi players
People from Chōfu, Tokyo
Professional shogi players from Tokyo Metropolis
Women's Ōshō
Shogi YouTubers
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