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Manao Kagawa

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Manao Kagawa
Native name香川愛生
Born (1993-04-16) April 16, 1993 (age 31)
HometownChōfu, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2008(2008-10-01) (aged 15)
Badge NumberW-40
RankWomen's 4-dan
TeacherOsamu Nakamura (9-dan)
Major titles won2
Websites
JSA profile page

Manao Kagawa (香川 愛生, Kagawa Manao, born April 16, 1993) in Chōfu, Tokyo is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is a former Women's Ōshō [ja] title holder.[1]

Women's shogi professional

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Kagawa challenged Tomoka Nishiyama for the Women's Ōshō title in October 2023, but lost the 45th Women's Osho title match 2 games to none.[2]

Promotion history

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Kagawa has been promoted as follows.[3]

  • 2-kyū: 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

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Kagawa has appeared in major title matches five times and has won a total of two titles. She won the Women's Ōshō [ja] title in 2013 and then successfully defended it in 2014.[4]

Awards and honors

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Kagawa received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award "Women's Professional Most Games Played" in 2013 and the "Women's Professional Award" in 2014.[5]

Video game

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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. The game was endorsed and features Kagawa.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Kagawa graduated from Ritsumeikan University in 2017.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kagawa Manao" 女流棋士データベース: 香川愛生 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Manao Kagawa] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Shōgi・Nishiyama Tomoka Joryū Ōshō, Nirenshō de Bōei ni Seikō" 将棋・西山女流王将, 2連勝で防衛に成功 [Women's Ōshō Nishiyama successfully defends title 2 games to none]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kagawa Manao Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 香川愛生 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Manao Kagawa Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kagawa Manao Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 香川愛生 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Manao Kagawa Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kagawa Manao Shōgi Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 香川愛生 将棋大賞 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Manao Kagawa Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ ""Shōgi" de Tsuganaru Sekai Joryūkishi-ra ga Kataru Kenshūkai" "将棋"で繋がる世界 女流棋士らが語る将棋研究会 [A world connected by "shogi"; women's shogi professionals visit school's shogi club.] (Culture Report & Topics) (in Japanese). Ritsumeikan University. September 2, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
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