Kazuo Sugimoto
Kazuo Sugimoto | |
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Native name | |
Born | September 1, 1991 |
Hometown | Ōta, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2017 | (aged 25)
Badge Number | 310 |
Rank | 5-dan |
Teacher | Kunio Yonenaga (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 5 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Kazuo Sugimoto (
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship
[edit]Sugimoto was born in Ōta, Tokyo on September 1, 1991.[1] He learned how to play shogi from watching his father (an amateur 2-dan) play.[2] As a sixth-grade student at Tamagawa Elementary School in 2003, Sugimoto won the 28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament , defeating fellow future professional Takuya Ishida in the semi-finals.[3][4]
Later in 2003, Sugimoto entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kunio Yonenaga.[2] He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2008 and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2017 after finishing second to Nishida in the 60th 3-dan League (October 2016 – March 2017) with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.[2][5]
Shogi professional
[edit]Promotion history
[edit]The promotion history for Sugimoto is as follows.[6]
- 6-kyū: September 2003
- 3-dan: October 2008
- 4-dan: April 1, 2017
- 5-dan: July 8, 2021
References
[edit]- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Kazuo"
棋士 データベース:杉本 和 陽 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuo Sugimoto] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018. - ^ a b c "Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase"
新 四 段 誕生 のお知 らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 4, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019. - ^ "Dai Nijūhakkai Shōgakusei Meijinsen [Kesshō Tōnamento/Kesshō Taikai]"
第 28回 小学生 名人 戦 [決勝 トーナメント/決勝 大会 ] [28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Championship Tournament and Final 4] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2019. - ^ "Dai Nijūhakkai Shōgakusei Meijinsen: Daihyō Ichiran"
第 28回 小学生 名人 戦 [代表 選手 一覧 ] [28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Participants list] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2019. - ^ "Dai Rokujūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūrokunen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūnananen Sangatsu"
第 60回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 2016年 10月 ~2017年 3月 [60th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2016 to March 2017] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2019. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Kazuo Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:杉本 和 陽 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuo Sugimoto Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
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