Marika Nakamura

Marika Nakamura
Marika Nakamura
Native name	中村真梨花
Born	May 20, 1987 (age 37)
Hometown	Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2003 (aged 15)
Badge Number	W-30
Rank	Women's 4-dan
Teacher	Yoshimasa Saeki [ja] (9-dan)
Websites
	JSA profile page

Marika Nakamura (中村真梨花, Nakamura Marika, born May 20, 1987) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.^[1]

Women's professional shogi player

Promotion history

Nakamura's promotion history is as follows.^[2]

2-kyū: April 1, 2003
1-kyū: April 1, 2004
1-dan: April 1, 2005
2-dan: February 25, 2009
3-dan: May 4, 2015
4-dan: May 13, 2023

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Nakamura has appeared in women's major title match three times, but has yet to win a major title. She was the challenger for the 17th Kurashiki Tōka Cup [ja] title in 2009, the 34th Women's Ōshō [ja] title in 2012 and the 40th Women's Meijin title in 2013.^[3]

Personal life

Nakamura is married to professional shogi player Shōta Chida. The pair got married in September 2024.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Marika" 女流棋士データベース: 中村真梨花 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Marika Nakamura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Marika Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 中村真梨花昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Marika Nakamura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Marika Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 中村真梨花タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Marika Nakamura Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
^ "Chida Shōta Nanadan to Nakamura Marika Joryū Yondan ga Kekkon" 千田翔太七段と中村真梨花女流四段が結婚 [Shōta Chida 7-dan and women's professional Marika Nakamura get married]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). October 10, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "Chida Shōta Nanadan to Nakamura Marika Joryū Yondan ga Kekkon ｢Futari de Saseai, Tanoshiku Shiawase na Kazoku wo｣" 千田翔太七段と中村真梨花女流四段が結婚｢二人で支え合い, 楽しく幸せな家庭を｣ [Shōta Chida 7-dan and women's professional Marika Nakamura get married: the two say they will "support each other and have a fun and happy family"]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 10, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

External links

ShogiHub: Nakamura, Marika

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[1] "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Marika" 女流棋士データベース: 中村真梨花 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Marika Nakamura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 18, 2023.

[2] "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Marika Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 中村真梨花昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Marika Nakamura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 18, 2023.

[3] "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Nakamura Marika Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 中村真梨花タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Marika Nakamura Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

[4] "Chida Shōta Nanadan to Nakamura Marika Joryū Yondan ga Kekkon" 千田翔太七段と中村真梨花女流四段が結婚 [Shōta Chida 7-dan and women's professional Marika Nakamura get married]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). October 10, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[5] "Chida Shōta Nanadan to Nakamura Marika Joryū Yondan ga Kekkon ｢Futari de Saseai, Tanoshiku Shiawase na Kazoku wo｣" 千田翔太七段と中村真梨花女流四段が結婚｢二人で支え合い, 楽しく幸せな家庭を｣ [Shōta Chida 7-dan and women's professional Marika Nakamura get married: the two say they will "support each other and have a fun and happy family"]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 10, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

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v t e Active women's professional shogi players
7-dan	Ichiyo Shimizu
6-dan	Hiroe Nakai† Kana Fukuma
5-dan	Tomoka Nishiyama Haruko Saida Rieko Yauchi
4-dan	Ryōko Chiba Sae Itō Manao Kagawa Momoko Katō Chikako Nagasawa Marika Nakamura Sayuri Takebe Hatsumi Ueda Kumi Yamada
3-dan	Chisa Hayamizu Sayuri Honda Shinobu Iwane Chiho Murata Io Murota Yuki Muroya Nanami Naka [ja] Kanna Suzuki Mana Watanabe* Eriko Yamaguchi Kotomi Yamane
2-dan	Aya Fujita Yūki Hasegawa Chihiro Idō Manaka Inagawa Sakura Ishimoto Sumie Ishitaka Kei Katō Yuria Katō Keika Kitamura Shino Miyasō Hiromi Nakakura* Momoko Nakamura Ayaka Ōshima Minami Sadamasu Saori Shimai* Erika Tsukada Kaori Uekawa* Aki Wada Mio Watanabe Akemi Yamada
1-dan	Haruka Aikawa Nana Fujii Ayano Hori* Ai Iino Aya Imai Maho Isotani* Yui Isoya [ja]* Saki Kawamata Juri Kimura Marin Matsushita Miyu Mizumachi Saya Nakazawa Miran Nohara Sakiko Odaka Minori Sasaki Aiko Takahama Rei Takedomi Aya Uchiyama Nanako Wakita Nana Yorimoto
1-kyū	Mihoko Iwasa Shōko Kubo Saki Miyazawa [ja] Chihiro Sakihara [ja] Saki Tanaka* Mikoto Umezu Hana Wada Kirari Yamaguchi Nikori Yamaguchi
2-kyū	Mao Itō [ja] Natsuko Iwasaki [ja] Mirei Kamada Riko Morimoto [ja] Nana Sakaki Kanade Sunahara [ja] Yuzuki Takeuchi [ja]
Current Title Holders	Tomoka Nishiyama (Jo-Ō, Women's Ōshō, Hakurei) Kana Fukuma (Women's Meijin, Woman's Ōi, Women's Ōza, Kurashiki Tōka, Seirei)
Qualifying Lifetime Title Holders	Hiroe Nakai (Queen Meijin) Tomoka Nishiyama (Lifetime Jo-Ō) Kana Fukuma (Queen Meijin, Queen Ōshō, Queen Ōi, Queen Kurashiki Tōka) Ichiyo Shimizu (Queen Meijin, Queen Ōshō, Queen Ōi, Queen Kurashiki Tōka)
Notes: 1. No symbol denotes JSA affiliation 2. An asterisk (*) denotes LPSA affiliation 3. A cross (†) denotes unaffiliated. 4, A two-barred cross (‡) denotes a JSA apprentice school player.