Akihiro Ida


Akihiro Ida is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Ida was born in Kyoto, Japan on December 6, 1996. He became interested in shogi after seeing a column about it in a newspaper.
Ida entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in September 2009 under the guidance of shogi professional Kenji Kobayashi. Ida was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in April 2017 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after tying for first place in the 68th 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Ida is as follows.