# Takuya Nishida
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{{Short description|Japanese shogi player (born 1991)}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
|name = Takuya Nishida
|native_name = 西田拓也
|born = {{birth date and age|1991|8|25|mf=yes}}
|hometown = [Kyoto](/source/Kyoto), Japan
|nationality =
|pro_date = {{event date and age|2017|4|01|1991|8|25}}
|badge_no = 309
|teacher = {{ill|Nobuo Mori|ja|森信雄}}
|rank = 6-[dan](/source/dan_(rank))
|teacher_rank = 7-dan
|tournaments = 1
|meijinclass = C1
|ryuoclass = 6
|jsa = 309
}}
{{nihongo|'''Takuya Nishida'''|西田 拓也|Nishida Takuya|born August 25, 1991}} is a Japanese [professional shogi player](/source/professional_shogi_player) ranked 6-[dan](/source/Dan_(rank)).
==Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship==
Nishida was born in [Kyoto](/source/Kyoto), Japan on August 25, 1991.[{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/309.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 西田拓也|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishida Takuya|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Takuya Nishida|website=[Japan Shogi Association](/source/Japan_Shogi_Association)|access-date=June 3, 2019}}] He learned how to play shogi from a book that his parent bought for him,[{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2017/03/post_1522.html|script-title=ja:新四段誕生のお知らせ|title=Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=New 4-dans announced|date=March 4, 2017|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 3, 2019}}] and made it to the semi-finals of the 28th {{ill|Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament|ja|小学生将棋名人戦}} as a [sixth-grade elementary school student](/source/Elementary_schools_in_Japan) in 2003 before losing to future fellow shogi professional and eventual tournament winner [Kazuo Sugimoto](/source/Kazuo_Sugimoto).[{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/tournament/elementary_school_meijin/28/tournament.html|script-title=ja:第28回小学生名人戦 [決勝トーナメント/決勝大会]|title=Dai Nijūhakkai Shōgakusei Meijinsen [Kesshō Tōnamento/Kesshō Taikai]|language=ja|trans-title=28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Championship Tournament and Final 4|year=2003|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 3, 2019}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/tournament/elementary_school_meijin/28/daihyo.html|script-title=ja:第28回小学生名人戦 [代表選手一覧]|title=Dai Nijūhakkai Shōgakusei Meijinsen: Daihyō Ichiran|language=ja|trans-title=28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Participants list|year=2003|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 3, 2019}}]
Nishida entered the [Japan Shogi Association](/source/Japan_Shogi_Association)'s [apprentice school](/source/Professional_shogi_player) at the rank of 6-[kyū](/source/Dan_(rank)) as a student of shogi professional {{ill|Nobuo Mori|ja|森信雄}} in April 2005.[{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/shoreikai/sandan/60/index.html|script-title=ja:第60回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2016年10月～2017年3月|title=Dai Rokujūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūrokunen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūnananen Sangatsu|language=ja|trans-title=60th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2016 to March 2017|year=2017|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 3, 2019}}]
==Shogi professional==
In October 2017, Nishida defeated defending champion [Junpei Ide](/source/Junpei_Ide) 2 games to 1 to win the 7th {{ill|Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament|ja|加古川青流戦}}.[{{cite news|last=Mizuta|first=Yukihiro|url=https://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/sougou/201710/0010665656.shtml|url-status=dead|script-title=ja:加古川青流戦 西田四段2勝1敗で初優勝|title=Kakogawa Seiryūsen Nishida Yondan Nishō Ippai de Hatsu Yūshō|language=ja|trans-title=Nishida 4d wins Kakogawa Seiryu Tournament 2 games to 1 to win first tournament|date=October 22, 2017|newspaper=[Kobe Shimbun](/source/Kobe_Shimbun)| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190603073516/https://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/sougou/201710/0010665656.shtml|archive-date=June 3, 2019|access-date=March 14, 2020}}]
===Promotion history===
The [promotion](/source/Professional_shogi_player) history for Nishida is as follows:[{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/309.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 西田拓也 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishida Takuya Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Takuya Nishida Promotion History|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 19, 2025}}]
* 6-[kyū](/source/Dan_(rank)): April 2005
* 3-dan: October 2008
* 4-dan: April 1, 2017
* 5-dan: February 19, 2021
* 6-dan: June 17, 2025
===Titles and other championships===
Nishida has yet to appear in a major title match, but has won one non-title shogi tournament.[{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/309.html#anc02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 西田拓也 優勝履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishida Takuya Yūshō Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Takuya Nishida Championship History|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 3, 2019}}]
==References==
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==External links==
*ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/386 Professional Player Info · Nishida, Takuya]
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Category:Japanese shogi players
Category:Japan Shogi Association players
Category:Living people
Category:Shogi players from Kyoto Prefecture
Category:1991 births
Category:People from Kyoto
Category:Kakogawa Seiryū
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