Ryōsuke Nakamura


Ryōsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Early life

Nakamura was born on September 26, 1985, in Iruma, Saitama. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Michio Takahashi and quickly progressed, being promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2000 and then to 3-dan in 2002. He obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2004, after finishing second in the 34th 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Personal life

Nakamura's sister is a female shogi professional. The two are the second brother and sister pair in professional shogi history to become professionals.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nakamura is as follows.