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Wataru Yashiro

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Wataru Yashiro
Native name八代やしろ 弥わたる
Born (1994-03-03) March 3, 1994 (age 30)
HometownKamo District, Shizuoka
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2012(2012-04-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number287
Rank7-dan
TeacherTeruichi Aono (9-dan)
Tournaments won1
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class1
Websites
JSA profile page

Wataru Yashiro (八代やしろ 弥わたる, Yashiro Wataru, born March 3, 1994) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

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Yashiro was born on March 3, 1994, in Kamo District, Shizuoka.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was a first-grade elementary school student, and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū in September 2005 under the guidance of shogi professional Teruichi Aono.[2][3]

At first, Yashiro had some difficulty as an apprentice professional and even came close to being demoted in rank to 7-kyū; however, he started practicing regularly at the Kamata Shogi Club—a well-known shogi club where many strong amateurs, apprentence professionals, and even regular professionals would practice—and his results began to quickly improve.[2] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2008,[2] and then 3-dan in April 2010.[3] He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in March 2012 after finishing runner up in the 50th 3-dan League (October 2011 – March 2012) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][3][4]

Shogi professional

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Yashiro defeated Yasuaki Murayama to win the 10th Asahi Cup Open [ja] in February 2017 for his only shogi tournament championship to date. Yashiro was just twenty-two years old at the time which made him the then youngest player to ever have won the tournament.[5][6] Yashiro's record, however, was broken the following year by Sōta Fujii who won the 11th Asahi Cup Open as a fifteen-year-old.[7]

Promotion history

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The promotion history for Yashiro is as follows:[8]

  • 6-kyū: September 2005
  • 3-dan: April 2010
  • 4-dan: April 1, 2012
  • 5-dan: May 12, 2015
  • 6-dan: February 11, 2017
  • 7-dan: April 23, 2019

Titles and other championships

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Yashiro has yet to make an appearance in a major title match, but he has won one non-major shogi championships during his career.[9]

Awards and honors

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Yashiro received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" for the 2016–17 Shogi Year.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiro Wataru" 棋士きしデータベース: 八代やしろ弥わたる [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wataru Yashiro] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō 現役げんえきプロ棋士きしデータブック2016 [下した] た-わ行ぎょう [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 65. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved April 26, 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c "Saitō Shintarō Sandan to Yashiro Wataru Sandan ga Shinyondan ni" 斎藤さいとう慎太郎しんたろう三さん段だんと八代やしろ弥わたる三さん段だんが新しん四よん段だんに [Shintarō Saitō 3d and Wataru Yashiro 3d are the new 4-dans.] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 10, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dai Gojūkai Shōreikai Sandan Riigusen Nisenjūichinen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūninen Sangatsu" 第だい50回かい奨励しょうれい会かい三さん段だんリーグ戦せん 2011年ねん10月がつ～2012年ねん3月がつ [50th apprentice school 3-dan League: October 2011 to March 2012] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dai Jikkai Asahihaisen Ōpunsen [Honsen Tōnamento]" 第だい10回かい朝日あさひ杯はい将棋しょうぎオープン戦せん [本戦ほんせんトーナメント] [10th Asahi Cup Open [Main Tournament]] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Murase, Shinya (February 11, 2017). "Yashiro Godan, Rekidai Saishonensho de Yusho Asahihai Shogi Opunsen" 八代やしろ弥わたる五ご段だん, 歴代れきだい最年少さいねんしょうで優勝ゆうしょう 朝日あさひ杯はい将棋しょうぎオープン戦せん [Yashiro 5d wins Asahi Cup Open; youngest winner in history]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Fujii defeats Habu, rises to 6th dan". Japan Times. Jiji Press. February 17, 2018. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiro Wataru Shōdan Rireki" 棋士きしデータベース: 八代やしろ弥わたる 昇段しょうだん履歴りれき [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wataru Yashiro Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiro Wataru Yūshō Rireki" 棋士きしデータベース: 八代やしろ弥わたる 優勝ゆうしょう履歴りれき [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wataru Yashiro Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiro Wataru Shōgi Taishō" 棋士きしデータベース: 八代やしろ弥わたる 将棋しょうぎ大賞たいしょう [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wataru Yashiro Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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