Akiko Takojima

Akiko Takojima (蛸島 彰子, Takojima Akiko, born March 19, 1946) is a retired Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.[2] She is the first female to be accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school and is a former Women's Meijin and Ōshō title holder.[3] She also holds the records for being the oldest women's professional to win an official game at 71 years and 9 months.[4]

Akiko Takojima
Native name蛸島彰子
Born (1946-03-19) March 19, 1946
HometownSuginami, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 31, 1974(1974-10-31) (aged 28)
Badge Number
  • JSA W-1
  • LPSA W-1
RankWomen's 6-dan
RetiredFebruary 16, 2018(2018-02-16) (aged 71)
TeacherToshio Takayanagi (Honorary 9-dan)
Major titles won7
Career record333–328 (.504)[1]
Websites
LPSA profile page

Promotion history

Takojima's promotion history is as follows.[5][6]

Apprentice professional
  • 1961: 7-kyū
  • 1966: 1-dan

Women's professional
  • 1967: 2-dan
  • 1974, October 31: 3-dan
  • 1976, November 26: 4-dan
  • 1988, November 17: 5-dan
  • 2017, May 21: 6-dan

Note: The above are women's professional ranks.

Major titles

Takojima appeared in major title matches a total of eleven times and won a total of seven titles.[5][6] She won the Women's Meijin title four times (1974–76, 1981) and the Women's Ōshō title three times (1978-1980).[7][8]

Awards and honors

Takojima won the Japan Shogi Association's "Women's Professional" Annual Shogi Award in 1980 and 1981.[5][6]

References
  1. "Takojima Akiko Joryū Rokudan ga Intai Joryū Shogi Seikai no Kusawake" 蛸島彰子女流六段が引退 女流将棋界の草分け [Women's shogi professional Akiko Takojima 6-dan retires; she was a trail blazer in Women's professional shogi]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). February 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  2. "日本女子プロ将棋協会".
  3. Kitano, Arata (January 22, 2018). "Intai Kimeta Takojima Joryū Rokudan no Onegai... Joryū Kikai wo Mōichido Hitotsu ni" 引退決めた蛸島女流六段の願...女流棋界をもう一度一つに [Akiko Takojima women's professional 6d has decided to retire; her one wish is for the divided women's professional shogi world to become one gain]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  4. "Kyōgō Gekiha Intai Hyōmei no Nanajūissai･Takojima Joryū Rokudan ga Sainenchō Shōri" 強豪撃破引退表明の71歳･蛸島女流六段が最年長勝利 [71-year-old Akiko Takojima 6d defeats strong opponent to aanounce her retirement and to set new record for oldest women's professional to win an official game]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). January 16, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  5. "Takojima Akiko Joryū Godan (Joryū Kishi Bangō 1)" 蛸島彰子 女流五段 (女流棋士番号1) [Akiko Takojima Women's Professional 5d (Women's Professional Badge Number 1)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  6. "Takojima Akiko Joryū Rokudan Shōdan no Oshirase" 蛸島彰子 女流六段昇段のお知らせ [Promotion Information for Women's professional Akiko Takojima 6d] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  7. "Joryū Meijin: Kako no Kekka" 女流名人戦: 過去の結果 [Women's Meijin Tournament: Past results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  8. "Joryū Ōshōsen: Kako no Kekka" 女流王将戦: 過去の結果 [Women's Ōshō Tournament: Past results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 15, 2019.


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