Yasuhiro Masuda
Yasuhiro Masuda | |
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Native name | |
Born | November 4, 1997 |
Hometown | Akishima, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2014 | (aged 16)
Badge Number | 297 |
Rank | 8-dan |
Teacher | Taku Morishita (9-dan) |
Tournaments won | 2 |
Meijin class | A |
Ryūō class | 2 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Yasuhiro Masuda (
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship[edit]
Yasuhiro Masuda was born on November 4, 1997, in Akishima, Tokyo.[1][a] He learned shogi when he was about five years old after his mother brought home a board game box which included a shogi set.[3] Masuda won the upper-grade section of the Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament as an elementary school fourth-grade student in 2007,[2][4][5] and the following year finished tied for third place in the Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament .[6]
In September 2008, Masuda entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Taku Morishita. He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in April 2012, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2014 while a second-year high school student[2] after finishing tied for first in the 55th 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[7][3]
Shogi professional[edit]
In October 2016, Masuda won his first professional shogi tournament when he defeated Naohiro Ishida 2 games to none to win the 47th Shinjin-Ō title.[8][9] He repeated the feat the following year when he defeated Daichi Sasaki 2 games to none to win the 48th Shinjin-Ō, thus becoming the first repeat winner since Takeshi Fujii in 1997.[10] Masuda also advanced to the championship match of the 50th Shinjin-Ō tournament in October 2019 against Satoshi Takano and his attempt to become just the second three-time winner of the tournament started promising by winning Game 1; Takano, however, came back to win the next two games and the match.[11]
On June 26, 2017, Masuda lost to Sōta Fujii in Ryūō ranking class game which was streamed live online and had received much pre-game press coverage both within Japan and internationally because a Fujii victory would allow him to set a new professional shogi record of 29 consecutive wins.[12]
Promotion history[edit]
The promotion history for Masuda is as follows:[13]
- 6-kyū: September 2008
- 3-dan: April 2012
- 4-dan: October 1, 2014
- 5-dan: January 12, 2018
- 6-dan: May 22, 2018
- 7-dan: February 8, 2023
- 8-dan: March 7, 2024
Titles and other championships[edit]
Masuda has yet to appear in a major title match, but he is a two-time winner of the Shinjin-Ō tournament.[14]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Masuda is the first person born after Yoshiharu Habu became a 7-crown (hold seven major titles simultaneously) in 1996 to become a shogi professional.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Masuda Yasuhiro"
棋士 データベース:増田 康宏 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuhiro Masuda] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 25, 2018. - ^ a b c Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō
現役 プロ棋士 データブック2016 [下 ] た-わ行 [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 44. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved May 25, 2017 – via Google Books. - ^ a b "Masuda Yasuhiro Sandan to Kurosawa Reo Sandan ga Yondan ni Shōdan"
増田 康宏 三 段 と黒沢 怜 生 三 段 が四 段 に昇段 [Yasuhiro Masuda 3d and Reo Kurosawa 3d promoted to 4d] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 13, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2018. - ^ "Dai Rokkai Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen"
第 6回 全国 小学生 倉敷 王将 戦 [6th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2018. - ^ "Dai Rokkai Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen"
第 6回 全国 小学生 倉敷 王将 戦 [6th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament] (pdf) (in Japanese). Kurashiki City. Retrieved May 25, 2018. - ^ "Dai Sanjūsankai Shōgakusei Meijinsen"
第 33回 小学生 将棋 名人 戦 [33rd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2018. - ^ "Dai Gojūgonkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen"
第 55回 奨励 会 三 段 リーグ戦 [55th Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2018. - ^ "Dai Yonjūnanaki Shinjin-Ō-sen Sanbanshōbu ... Masuda Yondan no Yūshō"
第 47期 新人 王 戦勝 三 番 勝 ...増田 四 段 の優勝 [47th Shinjin-Ō Best-of-three Match...Masuda 4d is the winner] (in Japanese). Igo & Shogi Channel. October 12, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2018. - ^ "Masuda Yondan ga Yūshō Shōgi・Shinjin-Ō-sen"
増田 四 段 が優勝 将棋 ・新人 王 戦 [Masuda 4d wins Shogi's Shinjin-Ō Tournament]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). October 13, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2019. - ^ "Masuda Yondan ga Renpa Shōgi・Shinjin-Ō-sen"
増田 四 段 が連覇 将棋 ・新人 王 戦 [Masuda 4d repeats as Shinjin-Ō]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). October 19, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2018. - ^ "Shōgi・Shinjin-Ō-sen Takano Yondan ga Hatsu Yūshō"
将棋 ・新人 王 戦 高野 四 段 が初 優勝 [Takano 4-dan wins Shinjin-Ō for first tournament victory as a professional]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019. - ^ "Shogi prodigy: Family, friends and fans rejoice over Fujii's historic victory". Japan Times. Kyodo News. June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Masuda Yasuhiro Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:増田 康宏 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuhiro Masuda Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 5, 2024. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Masuda Yasuhiro Yūshō Rireki"
棋士 データベース:増田 康宏 優勝 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuhiro Masuda Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 24, 2018.