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Akira Shima was born on 19 February, 1963 in Japan, is a Japanese shogi player. Discover Akira Shima's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

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Age 61 years old
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Born 19 February 1963
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Akira Shima (島 朗) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan.

He was the first Ryūō title holder and is also a former managing director of the Japan Shogi Association.

1980

Shima is a member of the so-called Shōwa 55 group (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 (year 55 of the Shōwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments.

Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami, Osamu Nakamura, Michio Takahashi, Yasuaki Tsukada, Hiroshi Kamiya, Masaki Izumi, and Yūji Yoda.

1982

Shima also won the now defunct 3 times (1982, 1985–86) for his only other shogi championships during his career.

Shima has received a number awards and honors throughout his career for his accomplishments both on an off the shogi board.

These include awards given out annually by the JSA for performance in official games as well as other awards for achievement.

Shima has served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors on multiple occasions.

1988

Shima has appeared in major title matches 6 times, but his only title victory came in 1st Ryūō title match in 1988.

2005

He was first elected as a director at the association's 56th General Meeting for a two-year term on May 26, 2005.

2011

In May 2011, Shima was re-elected to the board of directors once again, but this time as a non-executive director.

2013

He was re-elected as a director in June 2013 and 2015, but was selected to be a managing director each time.

2017

He announced his resignation in January 2017 to accept responsibility for the association's handling of the 29th Ryūō challenger controversy.

2018

On February 6, 2018, Shima defeated Keita Kadokura in a Meijin Class C1 league game to become the 21st person to win 800 official games as a professional, and was awarded the "Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award" as a result.

The promotion history for Shima is as follows:

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