Masaki Izumi
Masaki Izumi | |
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Native name | |
Born | January 11, 1961 |
Hometown | Nerima |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | August 20, 1980 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 144 |
Rank | 8-dan |
Teacher | Shigeru Sekine (9-dan) |
Meijin class | Free |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Masaki Izumi (
Early life and apprenticeship[edit]
Izumi was born on January 11, 1961, in Nerima, Tokyo.[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school under the guidance of shogi professional Shigeru Sekine at the rank of 6-kyū in 1973. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1977 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in August 1980.[2]
Shogi professional[edit]
Izumi is a member of the so-called Shōwa 55 group (55
Izumi became the 51st shogi professional to win 600 official games when he defeated Kōichi Kinoshita in a 59th Ōi tournament preliminary round game on October 4, 2017.[4]
In March 2019, Izumi voluntarily declared himself as a free class player, thus leaving the Meijin tournament league.[5][6][7]
Promotion history[edit]
Izumi's promotion history is as follows:[8]
- 6-kyū: 1973
- 1-dan: 1977
- 4-dan: August 20, 1980
- 5-dan: April 26, 1985
- 6-dan: June 23, 1989
- 7-dan: October 9, 1997
- 8-dan: July 4, 2013
Awards and honors[edit]
Izumi received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2005 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years, and the "Shogi Honor Award" in 2017 in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Izumi Masaki"
棋士 データベース:泉 正樹 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masaki Izumi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019. - ^ a b 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. 16. Retrieved February 19, 2019 – via Google Books. - ^ Naoe, Ametsugu (January 18, 2017). "Nakamura Osamu Ichimon wo Goshōkai!"
中村 修 一門 をご紹介 ! [Introducing the Osamu Nakamura "shogi family"!] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019. - ^ "Izumi Masaki Hachidan, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tassei"
泉 正樹 八 段 , 600勝 (将棋 栄誉 賞 )を達成 [Masaki Izumi 8d wins 600th official game] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. October 5, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2019. - ^ "Nisenjūkyūnendo kara no Furīkurasu Tenshutsusha" 2019
年度 からのフリークラス転出 者 [Players moving to free class from April 2019] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 3, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019. - ^ "Nisenjūkyūnendo kara no Furīkurasu Tenshutsu wo ..." 2019
年度 からのフリークラス転出 を... [Moving to free class from April 2019]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 5, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019. - ^ "Waki to Izumi ga Furīkurasu ni"
脇 と泉 がフリークラスに [Waki and Izumi to free class]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Izumi Masaki Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:泉 正樹 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masaki Izumi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Izumi Masaki Sonota Hyōshō"
棋士 データベース:泉 正樹 その他 表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masaki Izumi Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
External links[edit]
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Izumi, Masaki