Michio Ariyoshi

Michio Ariyoshi (有吉 道夫, Ariyoshi Michio; July 27, 1935 – September 27, 2022) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan.^[2][3] He authored a Tsume shogi book titled "Tsume shogi 121 sen(詰将棋121選)".^[4]

Michio Ariyoshi
Born	(1935-07-27)July 27, 1935
Hometown	Bizen, Okayama, Japan
Died	September 27, 2022(2022-09-27) (aged 87)
Career
Achieved professional status	May 15, 1955(1955-05-15) (aged 19)
Badge Number	66
Rank	9-dan
Retired	May 24, 2010(2010-05-24) (aged 74)
Teacher	Yasuharu Ōyama
Major titles won	1
Tournaments won	9
Career record	1088–1002 (.521)[1]
Websites
JSA profile page

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Ariyoshi is as follows:^[5]

• 1951: 3-kyū
• 1953: 1-dan
• 1955, May 15: 4-dan
• 1957, April 1: 5-Dan
• 1958, April 1: 6-dan
• 1960, April 1: 7-dan
• 1965, April 1: 8-dan
• 1979, April 1: 9-dan
• 2010, May 24: Retired

Titles and other championships

Ariyoshi appeared in major title matches a total of nine times and won one major title. He won the 21st Kisei title in 1972 for his only major title.^[6] In addition to his one major title, Ariyoshi won eight other shogi championships during his career.^[7]

Death

Ariyoshi died on September 27, 2022, at age 87. He died while being hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia.^[1]