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 (October 2020March 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Shogi professional Promotion history The promotion history for Ida is as follows.

6-kyū: September 2010 3-dan: April 2017 4-dan: April 1, 2021 5-dan: November 6, 2024