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Hiroshi Yamamoto (shogi)
Japanese shogi player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hiroshi Yamamoto (山本 博志, Yamamoto Hiroshi; August 13, 1996) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
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Early life and apprenticeship
Yamamoto was born in Kōtō, Tokyo on August 13, 1996.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was a first-grade elementary school student, and began playing at shogi clubs, etc. to improve.[2][3][4] When he was elementary school fourth-grade student, Yamamoto began studying under shogi professional Hisashi Ogura, who also lived in Kōtō,[3] and as an eleven-year old in March 2008, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū with Ogura as his sponsor.[2][4]
Yamamoto was promoted to apprentice professional 3-dan in October 2015, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 2018, after finishing second the 63rd 3-dan League (April–September 2018) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[2][5]
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Shogi professional
Promotion history
Yamamoto's promotion history is as follows.[6]
- 6-kyū: March 2008
- 3-dan: October 2015
- 4-dan: October 1, 2018
- 5-dan: April 17, 2023
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