Hiroe Nakai

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hiroe Nakai
Occupation	Shogi Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 24, 1969(1969-06-24)
Age	55
Birthplace	Wakkanai
Country	Japan
Birth City	Hokkaido
Horoscope	Gemini

Hiroe Nakai Biography

Hiroe Nakai is one of the most popular and richest Shogi Player who was born on June 24, 1969 in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan. Hiroe Nakai (Zhong Jing Hui / Nakai Hiroe), a Japanese professional shogi player who was born June 24, 1969 in Wakkanai. She is the former women’s shogi major title holder. She has won 19 major titles in her career.

Nakai, a 1993 women’s professional, became the first woman to beat Shuichi [ja] in an official game.

In 2003, Nakai became the first women’s professional to win a NHK Cup TV Shogi Tournament game. She won her round 1 game of the 53rd NHK Cup (2003) against Mamoru Hatakeyama and then in round 2 won against Teruichi Aono (who was in Class A at the time). She lost in round 3 to Makoto Nakahara. The following year Nakai also qualified for the 54th NHK Cup (2004) and beat Shūji Satō in round 1. In round 2, Nakai faced Yasumitsu Satō who was the reigning Kisei title holder. Nakai obtained an advantageous position against Satō, but was unable to convert it into a win. Nakai is still the only women’s professional to have won a NHK Cup game.

Nakai was selected to be the first representative director of The Ladies Professional Shogi-player’s Association of Japan (LPSA) after it was established in 2007, and served in that capacity until 2010.

Nakai was just 16 years old when her first major title, the Women’s Meijin [ja] title, was won in 1985. She defeated Naoko Hayashiba, the reigning Women’s Meijin Meijin Meijin, three games to 1. The roles reversed the following year, with Nakai winning her title against Kobayashi in three games to 2.

Hiroe Nakai Net Worth

Hiroe Nakai is one of the richest Shogi Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hiroe Nakai 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nakai, a protégée of Yuji Sato [ja], was given the rank of women’s professional 2-kyu in April 1981 by the Japan Shogi Association.

Nakai began playing shogi when she was 4. At the age of 11, she finished second in the Elementary Student Meijin Tournament [ja] 1981. She entered the Japan Shogi Association’s apprenticeship school in 1983 and attained the rank of 2-kyu.

Nakai is married to retired shogi professional Yoshiyuki Ueyama [ja] . The couple have three daughters. She served as a member of the Warabi, Saitama board of education from 2003 to 2015 and was named a “Warabi City PR Ambassador” in May 2016.

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Facts & Trivia

Hiroe Ranked on the list of most popular Shogi Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Hiroe Nakai celebrates birthday on June 24 of every year.