Jiro Akiyama

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Jiro Akiyama
Full name	Jiro Akiyama
Kanji	秋山次郎
Date of birth	November 23, 1977 (1977-11-23) (age 30)
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Yasuro Kikuchi
Turned pro	1992
Rank	8 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Jiro Akiyama (秋山次郎, Akiyama Jiro^?, born November 23, 1977) is a Japanese professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Akiyama became a professional in 1992. He was taught by Yasuro Kikuchi. In 1999, he was promoted to 7 dan. His biggest accomplishment came in 2002 when he was runner-up for the NEC Shun-Ei title to Shinji Takao. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.

[edit] Promotion Record

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	1992
2 dan	1992
3 dan
4 dan
5 dan
6 dan
7 dan	1999
8 dan	2006
9 dan

[edit] Past runners-up

Title	Years Lost
Defunct	1
NEC Shun-Ei	2002