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Full nameWatanabe, Akira (渡辺 暁)
Country Japan
TitleFIDE Master
All Japan champion

Watanabe Akira (Japanese 渡辺 暁(わたなべ あきら、1972) is a Japanese political scientist[1] Latin American researcher[2]Chess player. In 2020、he was an associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He was born in Tokyo [3] and his research focuses on MexicanPolitics[3]、and Latin Americancultureand politics[3]

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He learnt chess in elementary school becoming serious at when he was a high school students. After graduating from Tokyo University、he studied in Mexico。At the same time he was given a FIDErating、and in 1997 he obtained the ranking of FIDE Master.

His rating in Japan, as of December 2019 was 2284, 9th in Japan <ref> in Japan, 2nd is Shogi player Yoshiharu Habu, and the 7th place is also Shogi player Toshiyuki Moriuchi. </ ref> <ref> Watanabe is sometimes confused with Akira Watanabe a shogi player who has the same surname and the same reading of the name in English characters. </ ref>. The rank of Japan Chess Association is certified as 6th dan. Watanabe's favorite tactics are the Sicilian Defense and King's Indian Defense.

In the field of Latin American research, he became an associate professor at Yamanashi University from April 2012, as well as [4], University of Tokyo, [[Keio]. He is a part-time lecturer in Spanish at Keio University]] and Surugadai University. Transferred to Tokyo Institute of Technology from 2020. He continues to work as a part-time lecturer at other universities.

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Publications

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  • 『Chess, start from here』
  • 『Akira Watanabe's Chess course learn strategy and how to think 24 Lessons』
  • 『Easy even for beginnners, introduction to illustrated chess』

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  1. ^ Broaden your horizons through Spanish - 東京工業大学学院・系及びliberal arts 研究教育院紹介サイト内のページ。
  2. ^ a b 『Bobby Fisher 魂の60 games』、289頁。
  3. ^ a b c 『はじめてでもよくわかる!図解チェス入門』、176 pages。
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Introduction to Illustrated Chess, p. 176 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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Category:Japanese political science Category:International relations Category: Japanese chess players