Isao Nakata

Japanese professional shogi player
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Isao Nakata (中田 功, Nakata Isao, born July 27, 1967) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.[1]

Nakata's nickname is コーヤン Kōyan, after the on'yomi reading of his first name.

Shogi professional

Theoretical contributions

The Kōyan variation (コーヤン流 Kōyan-ryū) of Third File Rook is named after him.[2] In particular, his development of the so-called "Isao Nakata XP" is a very popular Third File Rook quick attack countermeasure against Static Rook Anaguma.

Kōyan Example 1
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Kōyan Example 2
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Promotion history

Nakata's promotion history is as follows:[3]

  • 6-kyū: 1980
  • 1-dan: 1983
  • 4-dan : April 30, 1986
  • 5-dan: March 6, 1990
  • 6-dan: August 7, 1998
  • 7-dan: October 11, 2005
  • 8-dan: January 21, 2019

Awards and honors

Nakata received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2011 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakata Isao" 棋士データベース: 中田功 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Isao Nakata] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ 中田, 功 (2017) [2003]. コーヤン流三間飛車の極意. マイナビ出版.
  3. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakata Isao Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 中田功 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Isao Nakata Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakata Isao Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 中田功 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Isao Nakata Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

External links

  • ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Nakata, Isao
  • Lectures on the Latest Strategies: Chapter 8: Koyan Style
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