title: Marika Nakamura
text: # Marika Nakamura
  
  Marika Nakamura (中村 真梨花, Nakamura Marika, born May 20, 1987) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
  
  ## Women's professional shogi player
  
  ### Promotion history
  
  Nakamura's promotion history is as follows.
  
  * 2-kyū: April 1, 2003
  * 1-kyū: April 1, 2004
  * 1-dan: April 1, 2005
  * 2-dan: February 25, 2009
  * 3-dan: May 4, 2015
  * 4-dan: May 13, 2023
  
  Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
  
  ### Titles and other championships
  
  Nakamura has appeared in women's major title match three times, but has yet to win a major title. She was the challenger for the 17th Kurashiki Tōka Cup [ja] title in 2009, the 34th Women's Ōshō [ja] title in 2012 and the 40th Women's Meijin title in 2013.
  
  