Tetsurō Itodani
Tetsurō Itodani | |
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Native name | |
Born | October 5, 1988 |
Hometown | Hiroshima |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2006 | (aged 17)
Badge Number | 260 |
Rank | 8 dan |
Teacher | Nobuo Mori |
Major titles won | 1 |
Tournaments won | 1 |
Meijin class | B1 |
Ryūō class | 2 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Tetsurō Itodani (
Early life and apprentice professional[edit]
Itodani was born in Hiroshima, Japan on October 5, 1988.[1] He learned how to play shogi when he was five years old[2] and he won the 1st and 2nd Elementary School Ōshō tournaments for grades 1 to 3 in 1995 and 1996 as an elementary school student.[3] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in October 1998 at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Nobuo Mori . He was promoted to 1-dan in February 2003[4] and to 3-dan in 2004.
From October 2004 to March 2005, he participated in the 36th 3-dan League finishing in fourth place with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[5] The following season in the 37th 3-dan League (April 2005 – September 2005), he finished in third place with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses and earned one "promotion point" towards professional status.[6] He obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2006 after winning the 38th 3-dan League (October 2005 – March 2006) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[4][7]
Shogi professional[edit]
Itodani, together with Akira Inaba, Masayuki Toyoshima and Akihiro Murata, is one of four Kansai-based young shogi professionals who are collectively referred to as the "Young Kansai Big Four" (
Promotion history[edit]
The promotion history of Itodani is as follows:[9]
- 6-kyū: 1998
- 4-dan: April 1, 2006
- 5-dan: May 1, 2008
- 6-dan: January 12, 2012
- 7-dan: September 8, 2014
- 8-dan: December 4, 2014
Titles and other championships[edit]
Itodani has appeared in major title matches four times. He defeated Toshiyuki Moriuchi in 2014 to win the 27th Ryūō title for his only major title victory.[10] He also won the 37th Shinjin-Ō in October 2006 for his only non-major-title tournament championship.[11] Itodani actually started the 37th Shinjin-Ō tournament while still an apprentice professional 3-dan, but was promoted to professional 4-dan during the tournament.[12][13]
Awards and honors[edit]
Itodani was awarded the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" in 2006 and "Excellent Player" in 2014.[14]
Year-end prize money and game fee ranking[edit]
Itodani has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money/game fee rankings three times since turning professional: second in 2015 with JPY 55,310,000 in earnings, fourth in 2016 with JPY 35,430,000 in earnings[15][16] and eighth in 2021 with JPY 18,760,000 in earnings.[17][18]
Personal life[edit]
Itodani lived with his family and attended junior and senior high schools in Hiroshima while a member of the JSA's apprentice school.[2] A year after turning professional in 2006, he was accepted into Osaka University majoring in philosophy;[19][20] so, he moved from Hiroshima to Minoh, Osaka to attend univeristy.[2] After completing his undergraduate studies in 2011, Itodani enrolled in the university's graduate school to continue his study of philosophy, particularly his research of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. He received his Master of Arts in March 2017, which made him the first major-title winner to receive an advanced academic degree.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō"
棋士 データベース:糸谷 哲郎 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 22, 2017. - ^ a b c Niidoi, Hitoaki (January 30, 2017). "Itodani Tetsurō Hachidan Chigau Moderu no Kishi ni"
糸谷 哲郎 八 段 違 うモデルの棋士 に [Testurō Itodani 8-dan, a different type of shogi professional]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2023. - ^ "Ōyama Meijinhai Sodatsu Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen: Kako no Taikai no Yūshōsha"
大山 名人 杯 争奪 全国 小学生 倉敷 王将 戦 :過去 の大会 の優勝 者 [Ōyama Meijin Cup All-Japan Elementary Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament: Past Winners] (in Japanese). Kurashiki City. Retrieved December 25, 2017. - ^ a b "Kishi Meikan: Hachidan Itodani Tetsurō"
棋士 名鑑 :八 段 糸谷 哲郎 [Player Directory: Tetsurō Itodani 8-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. 571. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via Google Books. - ^ "Daisanjūrokkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen"
第 36回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 [36th 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2017. - ^ "Daisanjūnanakai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen"
第 37回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 [37th 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2017. - ^ "Daisanjūhakkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen"
第 38回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 [38th 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2015. - ^ Murase, Shinya; Fukamatsu, Shinji (February 26, 2017). "Inaba Hachidan, Dōsedai ni mo Mare Meijin Chōsenken "Mada Jikkan Nai""
稲葉 八 段 ,同 世代 にもまれ名人 挑戦 権 「まだ実感 ない」 [Inaba 8d, earns the rare right for a player of his generation to challenge for the Meijin title: "It still does not seem real"]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2023. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:糸谷 哲郎 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 22, 2017. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō Taitoru Rireki"
棋士 データベース:糸谷 哲郎 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 18, 2018. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō Yūshō Rireki"
棋士 データベース:糸谷 哲郎 優勝 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 22, 2017. - ^ "Daisanjūnanaki Shinjinōsen Yū-Nijūroku"
第 37期 新人 王 戦 U-26 [37th Shinjin-Ō Tournament Under 26] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2017. - ^ "Daisanjūnanaki Shinjinōsen Yū-Nijūroku Yodandōshi, Hatsu no Taiketsu Kesshō Sanbanshōbu Muika kara"
第 37期 将棋 新人 王 戦 U-26四 段 同士 ,初 の対決 決勝 3番 勝負 6日 から [37th Shinjin-Ō Tournament Under 26: Two 4-dans meet for the first time in the 3-game match starting on the 6th.]. Shimbun Akahata (in Japanese). Japanese Communist Party. October 3, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2017. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō Shōgi Taishō"
棋士 データベース:糸谷 哲郎 将棋 大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 22, 2017. - ^ "Nisenjūgonen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū" 2015
年 獲得 賞金 ・対局 料 ベスト10 [2015 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 5, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2017. - ^ "Nisenjūrokunen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū" 2016
年 獲得 賞金 ・対局 料 ベスト10 [2016 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017. - ^ "Nisennijūichinen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū" 2021
年 獲得 賞金 ・対局 料 ベスト10 [2021 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2021. - ^ "Fujii Sōta Ryūō ga Shōkin Rankingu San'i, Watanabe Akira Meijin Ichi'i, Habu Yoshiharu Kudan wa Goi"
藤井 聡 太 竜王 が賞金 ランキング3位 ,渡辺 明 名人 1位 ,羽生 善治 九 段 は5位 [Sōta Fujii Ryūō finish third in the annual prize money and game fee rankings; Akira Watanabe Meijin and Yoshiharu Habu 9-dan finish first and fifth, respectively]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022. - ^ Kono, Hideaki (March 29, 2017). "「Shogi mo Testugaku mo Murinaku Watashi no Naka ni...」 Handai de Bungakushūshi no Shōgikishi Itodani Tetsurō Hachidan" 「
将棋 も哲学 も無理 なく私 の中 に...」阪大 で文学 修士 ,将棋 棋士 の糸谷 哲郎 八 段 [Osaka University M.A. student shogi professional Tetsurō Itodani 8-dan says: "Shogi and Philosophy both come easy to me".]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). p. 1. Retrieved December 25, 2017. - ^ "Handaisei・Itodani Testurō-san ga Shōgi no 'Ryūō' ni!"
阪大 生 ・糸谷 哲郎 さんが将棋 の「竜王 」に! [Osaka University student Tetsurō Itodani becomes Shogi's Ryūō!] (in Japanese). Osaka University. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2017. - ^ Niidoi, Hitoaki (March 17, 2017). "Itodani Hachidan, Bungakushushi ni Handaiin de Haidegga Kenkyu"
糸谷 八 段 ,文学 修士 に阪大 院 でハイデッガー研究 [Itodani receives Masters from Osaka University Graduate School for Heideggar research]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). p. 1. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
External links[edit]
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Itodani, Tetsuro
- Shogi Fan: Habu defended Ouza title