Yūichi Tanaka
Yūichi Tanaka | |
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Native name | |
Born | March 14, 1985 |
Hometown | Nagano, Nagano |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2008 | (aged 23)
Badge Number | 270 |
Rank | 6-dan |
Teacher | Shigeru Sekine (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Yūichi Tanaka (
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship
[edit]Tanaka was born in Nagano, Nagano on March 14, 1985.[2] He became interested in shogi as a fourth-grade elementary school student after watching some friends play and asked his father to teach him the rules.[3] Shortly thereafter, he started frequenting a local shogi club to improve his skill.
As a first-grade junior high school student in 1997, Tanaka finished third in the 18th All-Japan Junior High School Student Invitational Shogi Tournament .[3] In September of the following year, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Shigeru Sekine at the rank of 6-kyū.[4] He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2008 after finishing tied with Akira Inaba in the 42nd 3-dan League (October 2007 – March 2008) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[4][5]
Shogi professional
[edit]Promotion history
[edit]The promotion history for Tanaka is as follows:[6]
Personal life
[edit]Tanaka graduated from the Science Department of Rikkyo University with a degree in mathematics in 2007.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tanaka Yūichi"
棋士 データベース:田中 悠一 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yūichi Tanaka] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2020. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tanaka Yūichi"
棋士 データベース:田中 悠一 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yūichi Tanaka] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022. - ^ a b Ikeda, Hiroki (April 20, 2008). "Kenshusshinsha to Shite Nijūnenburi ni Shōgi no Purokishi to natta Tanaka Yūichi Nijūsan"
県 出身 者 として20年 ぶりに将棋 のプロ棋士 となった田中 悠一 さん23 [23-year-old Yūichi Tanaka is the first professional shogi player from the prefecture in 20 years.]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2022. - ^ a b "Inaba Akira・Tanaka Yūichi Sandan ga Shin Yondan ni!"
稲葉 陽 ・田中 悠一 三 段 が新 四 段 に! [Akira Inaba 3-dan and Yuichi Tanaka 3-dan promoted to 4-dan!] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 10, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2022. - ^ "Dai Yonjūnikai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennananen Jūgatsu kara Nisenhachinen Sangatsu"
第 42回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 20007年 10月 ~2008年 3月 [42nd apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2007 to March 2008] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2022. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tanaka Yūichi Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:田中 悠一 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yūichi Tanaka Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 20, 2020. - ^ "Tanaka Yūichi Godan ga Rokudan ni Shōdan"
田中 悠一 五 段 が六 段 に昇段 [Yūichi Tanaka 5-dan promoted to 6-dan] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023. - ^ "Kishi Tanaka Yūichi: Watashi no Suki na Marumaru"
棋士 田中 悠一 :私 の好 きな○○ [Shogi professional Yūichi Tanaka: The things I like.]. Rikkyo Alumni Association Magazine (in Japanese). No. 48. Rikkyo University. April 10, 2008. Archived from the original on November 1, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Asahi Shimbun.
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