Wakamu Deguchi
Wakamu Deguchi | |
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Native name | |
Born | April 28, 1995 |
Hometown | Akashi, Hyōgo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2019 | (aged 23)
Badge Number | 317 |
Rank | 6-dan |
Teacher | Keita Inoue (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Wakamu Deguchi (
Early life and apprentice professional
[edit]Deguchi was born on April 27, 1987, in Akashi, Hyōgo.[1] He learned how to play shogi while a lower-grade elementary school student from a fellow student.[2][3] Although he was more interested in soccer at the time, he got asked to play in some local shogi tournaments and did well.[3] He began getting more serious about shogi and started receiving instruction at the Kakogawa Shogi Center in nearby Kakogawa to improve his play.[3] He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school under the guidance of shogi professional Keita Inoue at the rank of 6-kyū in 2007 when he was a sixth-grade elementary school student.[2][3] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2013, and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 2019 after winning the 64th 3-dan League (October 2018 – March 2019) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][3][4][5][6]
Shogi professional
[edit]In October 2018, Deguchi, still only an apprentice professional 3-dan, advanced to the finals of the 49th Shinjin-Ō tournament, but lost to shogi professional Sōta Fujii 2 games to none. Deguchi defeated shogi professionals Shingo Sawada (in the second round) and Hirotaka Kajiura (in the semi-finals) to become just the fifth apprentice professional to advance to the finals of the tournament.[3][4][7][8]
Promotion history
[edit]Deguchi's promotion history is as follows:[9]
- 6-kyū: September 2007
- 3-dan: April 2013
- 4-dan: April 1, 2019
- 5-dan: March 5, 2021
- 6-dan: April 2, 2022
Titles and other championships
[edit]Deguchi has appeared in a major title match once.[10] He was the challenger to Sōta Fujii in the 7th Eiō title match (April 2022 – May 2022) but lost the match 3 games to 0.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Deguchi married women's shogi professional Keika Kitamura in April 2021.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Deguchi Wakamu"
棋士 データベース:出口 若 武 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wakamu Deguchi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 15, 2019. - ^ 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 3, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019. - ^ a b c d e f Mizuta, Yukihiro (April 19, 2019). "Hyōgo no Shōgikai ni Shinsei Puro Deguchi Yondan 「Tusyosa Motomeru」"
兵庫 の将棋 界 に新生 プロ出口 四 段 「強 さ求 める」 [New professional shogi player from Hyōgo Deguchi 4-dan says "I want to be strong"]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved November 15, 2019. - ^ a b "Deguchi Wakamu Sandan to Kuroda Takayuki Sandan ga Yondan Shōdan, Shigatsu Tsuitachi Hizuke de Puro Kishi ni Shōgi Sandan Rīgu"
出口 若 武 三 段 と黒田 尭之 三 段 が四 段 昇段 , 4月 1日 付 でプロ棋士 に将棋 三 段 リーグ [Shogi 3-dan League: Wakamu Deguchi 3d and Takayuki Kuroda 3d promoted to 4-dan, will becomes professional shogi players on April 1]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). March 3, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019. - ^ "Shōgi Yondan Shōdan wo Hatashita Deguchi Wakamu Sandan wa Dokushoka no Wakamusha 「Itsumademo Tsuyosa wo Oimotomeru Kishi de Itai」"
将棋 四 段 昇段 を果 たした出口 若 武 三 段 は読書 家 の若武者 「いつまでも強 さを追 い求 める棋士 でいたい」 [After securing promotion to 4-dan, Wakamu Deguchi 3-dan, the avid reader young warrior, says "I want to be the type of shogi professional who is always seeking ways to become a stronger player"]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). March 3, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019. - ^ "Dai Rokujūyonkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūhachinen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūkyūnen Sangatsu"
第 64回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 2018年 10月 –2019年 4月 [64th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2018 to March 2019] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2019. - ^ Niidoi, Hiroaki (October 17, 2018). "Shogi whiz kid Fujii, 16, breaks 31-year record for youngest rookie of year". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Dai Yonjūkyūki Shinjin-Ō-sen"
第 49期 新人 王 戦 [49th Shinjin-Ō tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2019. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Deguchi Wakamu Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:出口 若 武 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wakamu Deguchi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 4, 2022. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Deguchi Wakamu Taitoru Rireki"
棋士 データベース:出口 若 武 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wakamu Deguchi Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022. - ^ "Fujii Gokan ga Eiō Hatsu Bōei Sanrenshō de Deguchi Rokudan Kudasu"
藤井 五 冠 が叡 王 初 防衛 3連勝 で出口 六 段 下 す [Fujii 5-crown successfully defends Eiō title by defeating Deguchi 6-dan 3 games to none]. Jiji Press (in Japanese). May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022. - ^ "Deguchi Wakamu Godan to Kitamura Keika Joryū Shodan ga Kekkon 「Kishi to Shite Seichō Dekiru yō Shōjin」"
出口 若 武 五 段 と北村 桂香 女流 初段 が結婚 「棋士 として成長 できるよう精進 」 [Wakamu Deguchi 5-dan and Keika Kitamura women's professional 1-dan announce marriage. Both say they want to "devote themselves to being shogi professionals"]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021. - ^ Satō, Keiji (April 22, 2021). "Shōgi no Deguchi Godan to Kitamura Joryū Shodan ga Kekkon"
将棋 の出口 五 段 と北村 女流 初段 が結婚 [Shogi's Deguchi 5-dan and Kitamura women's professional 1-dan get married]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2021.