is a Japanese political scientist, and chess player. In 2020, he was an associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He was born in Tokyo and his research focuses on Mexican politics and Latin American culture and politics
Profile
He learned 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 FIDE rating, and in 1997 he obtained the ranking of FIDE Master
His rating in Japan, as of December 2019 was 2284, ninth in Japan, second is Shogi player Yoshiharu Habu, and the seventh place is also a Shogi player Toshiyuki Moriuchi. 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. The rank of Japan Chess Association is certified as sixth 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, University of Tokyo. He is a part-time lecturer in Spanish at Keio University and Surugadai University. He transferred to Tokyo Institute of Technology from 2020 and continues to work as a part-time lecturer at other universities.
Titles
All Japan junior champion – 1990, 1991
All Japan school champion – 1992, 1993
Japanese Chess Championship – 1999, 2000, 2001
Japan League champion – 1998, 1999, 2002
Japan rapid champion – 1992
Publications
Chess, start from here
Akira Watanabe's Chess course learn strategy and how to think 24 Lessons
Easy even for beginners, introduction to illustrated chess
Co-translation
Under the volcano (with Malcolm Lowry)
References
External links
山梨大学研究者総覧 - 渡辺暁
International Chess Federation
Japanese Chess organisation
Open Your Eyes!!