Tomoki Yokoyama
Tomoki Yokoyama | |
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Native name | |
Born | January 26, 2000 |
Hometown | Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2021 | (aged 21)
Badge Number | 329 |
Rank | 4-dan |
Teacher | Keita Inoue (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Tomoki Yokoyama (
Early life and apprenticeship
[edit]Tomoki Yokoyama was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on January 26, 2000.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father,[2] and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Keita Inoue in September 2012.[2]
Yokoyma was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 2014, and apprentice profssional 3-dan in 2017.[2] He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in September 2021 after tying for first with Mikio Kariyama in the 69th 3-dan League (April 2021 – September 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[3][4]
Shogi professional
[edit]Promotion history
[edit]The promotion history for Yokoyama is as follows.[5]
- 6-kyū: September 1, 2012
- 1-dan: December 23, 2014
- 3-dan: October 2017
- 4-dan: October 1, 2021
Personal life
[edit]Yokoyama is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of Konan University. He is the first student from the school to become a professional shogi player.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yokoyama Tomoki"
棋士 データベース:横山 友紀 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tomoki Yokoyama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 4, 2021. - ^ 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. September 11, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2020. - ^ "Dai Rokujūkyūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūichinen Shigatsu kara Nisennijūichinen Kugatsu"
第 69回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 2021年 4月 ~2021年 9月 [69th apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2021 to September 2021] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021. - ^ "Yokoyama, Kariyama ga Shōgi Kishi ni tomoni Inoue Kudan Monka"
横山 ,狩山 が将棋 棋士 に ともに井上 九 段 門下 [New Shogi professionals Yokoyama and Kariyama are both students of Inoue 9-dan]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). September 11, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yokoyama Tomoki Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:横山 友紀 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tomoki Yokoyama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 4, 2021. - ^ "Yokoyama Tomoki-san (Hō Yon) ga Dai Rokujūkyūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen de Yondan ni Shōdan Puro Kishi ni!"
横山 友紀 さん (法 4) が第 69回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 で四 段 に昇段 プロ棋士 に! [Tomoki Yokoyama (Law 4th) becomes professional shogi player after being promoted to 4-dan after winning the 69th apprentice school 3-dan league] (in Japanese). Konan University. September 16, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
External links
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