Kenshi Tokuda
| Kenshi Tokuda | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Born | December 9, 1997 |
| Hometown | Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 2022 (aged 24) |
| Badge Number | 332 |
| Rank | 4-dan |
| Teacher | Kenji Kobayashi (9-dan) |
| Tournaments won | 1 |
| Meijin class | C2 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Kenshi Tokuda (
Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional
[edit]Tokuda was born in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture on December 9, 1997.[1] He learned how to play shogi from watching his grandfather and father play[2] and won the Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament in 2009.[3]
Tokuda was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kenji Kobayashi in September 2010.[2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2018,[2] and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 2022 after tying for first with Reo Okabe in the 70th 3-dan League (October 2021 – March 2022) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[4][5][6]
Shogi professional
[edit]Tokuda won the 12th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament in October 2022 by defeating Yūya Saitō 2 games to 0 in the best-of-three championship match.[7]
Promotion history
[edit]The promotion history for Tokuda is as follows.[8]
- 6-kyū: September 2010
- 3-dan: April 2018
- 4-dan: April 1, 2022
Titles and other championships
[edit]Tokuda has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-title tournament.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tokuda Kenshi"
棋士 データベース:徳田 拳 士 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenshi Tokuda] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2022. - ^ a b c "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase"
新 四 段 誕生 のお知 らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 12, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022. - ^ "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 April 2, 2022. - ^ "Dai Nanajūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūichinen Jūgatsu kara Nisennijūninen Sangatsu"
第 70回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 2021年 10月 ～2022年 3月 [70th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2021 to March 2022] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022. - ^ "Okabe to Tokuda, Shigatsu kara Puro Kishi ni Shōreikai Sandan Rīgu"
岡部 と徳田 , 4月 からプロ棋士 に奨励 会 三 段 リーグ [Apprentice professional 3-dan league: Okabe and Tokuda will be professional shogi players from April]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). March 12, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022. - ^ "Okabe Reo, Tokuda Kenshi no Ryō Sandan Ga Jūgoshō Sanpai no Aiboshi de Yondan Shōdan! Dai Nanajūki Shōreikai Sandan Rīgu"
岡部 怜 央 ,徳田 拳 士 の両 三 段 が15勝 3敗 の相 星 で四 段 昇段 !第 70期 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ [70th Apprentice Professional 3-dan League: 3-dans Reo Okabe and Kenshi Tokuda finished tied at 15 wins and 3 losses to earn promotion to 4-dan!]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). March 12, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022. - ^ Ihara, Naoki (October 16, 2022). "Shōgi･Kakogawa Seirūsen Tokuda Yondan ga Hatsuyūshō Konshun Shigatsu Purodebū no Shinsei ni Eikan"
将棋 ･加古川 青 流 戦 徳田 四 段 が初 優勝 今春 4月 プロデビューの新星 に栄冠 [Shogi's Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament: Tokuda 4-dan, a new star who debuted as a professional this past spring, wins first championship of career]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2022. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tokuda Kenshi Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:徳田 拳 士 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenshi Tokuda Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2022. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tokuda Kenshi Yūshō Rireki"
棋士 データベース:徳田 拳 士 優勝 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenshi Tokuda Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
External links
[edit]- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kenshi Tokuda
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