Kōsuke Tamura
Kōsuke Tamura | |
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Native name | |
Born | March 16, 1976 |
Hometown | Uozu, Toyama |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 1995 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 217 |
Rank | 7-dan |
Teacher | Nobuyuki Ōuchi (9-dan) |
Tournaments won | 1 |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 5 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Kōsuke Tamura (
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship[edit]
Kōsuke Tamura was born on March 16, 1976, in Uozu, Toyama.[1] He won the 12th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament in 1987 when he was a sixth-grade student at Ōkubo Elementary School,[2][3] defeating fellow future shogi professional Kensuke Kitahama in the final.[4]
In November 1987, Tamura entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Nobuyuki Ōuchi.[3] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1991, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1995.[3]
Shogi professional[edit]
Tamura defeated Hisashi Namekata 2 games to 1 to win the 34th Shinjin-Ō in October 2003.[5][6]
Promotion history[edit]
The promotion history for Tamura is as follows:[7]
- 6-kyū: 1987
- 1-dan: 1991
- 4-dan: October 1, 1995
- 5-dan: September 8, 2000
- 6-dan: June 8, 2005
- 7-dan: March 4, 203
Titles and other championships[edit]
Tamura has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won one non-major shogi championships during his career.[8]
Awards and honors[edit]
Tamura received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" for the 2003–4 shogi year.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tamura Kōsuke"
棋士 データベース:田村 康 介 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōsuke Tamura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018. - ^ "Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran"
小学生 将棋 名人 戦 歴代 優勝 者 一覧 [Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018. - ^ a b c "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Tamura Kōsuke"
棋士 名鑑 :七 段 田村 康 介 [Player Directory: Kōsuke Tamura 7-dan].平成 26年版 将棋 年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 566. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved June 21, 2018 – via Google Books. - ^ Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō
現役 プロ棋士 データブック2016 [上 ] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 37. Retrieved June 21, 2018 – via Google Books. - ^ "Dai Sanjūyonkai Shinjin-Ō Tamura Godan Hatsu Yūshō"
第 34回 新人 王 戦 田村 五 段 初 優勝 [Tamura 5-dan wins 34th Shinjin-Ō for his first shogi tournament championship] (in Japanese). October 31, 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2024. - ^ "Tamura Godan, Hatsu no Shōgi Shinjin-Ō"
田村 五 段 ,初 の将棋 新人 王 [Tamura 5-dan wins shogi's Shinjin-Ō for the first time.]. Shimbun Akahata (in Japanese). Japan Communist Party. October 31, 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2024. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tamura Kōsuke Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:田村 康 介 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōsuke Tamura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kōsuke Tamura Yūshō Rireki"
棋士 データベース:田村 康 介 優勝 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōsuke Tamura Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tamura Kōsuke Shōgi Taishō"
棋士 データベース:田村 康 介 将棋 大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōsuke Tamura Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018.