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Place of Birth: Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
About Makoto Nakahara
- Makoto Nakahara (?? ?, Nakahara Makoto, born September 2, 1947) is a retired Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan.
- He is considered to be one of the strongest shogi players of the Showa period (1926–1989) and holds the titles of Lifetime Kisei, Lifetime Meijin, Lifetime 10-dan, Lifetime Oi, and Lifetime Oza. Nakahara served as the president of the Japan Shogi Association from May 2003 until May 2005.
- He retired from professional shogi in March 2009 at age 61 due to health reasons.
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