Shin'ya Yamamoto

Shin'ya Yamamoto (山本 真也, Yamamoto Shin'ya; born October 24, 1971) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.^[1]

Shin'ya Yamamoto
Yamanoto at a human shogi [ja] event in November 2018.
Native name	山本真也
Born	(1971-10-24) October 24, 1971 (age 53)
Hometown	Higashiōsaka
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 1998(1998-10-01) (aged 26)
Badge Number	229
Rank	6-dan
Teacher	Fumio Kitamura [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin class	Free
Ryūō class	6
Notable students	Aiko Takahama
Websites
JSA profile page

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Yamamoto is as follows:^[2]

• 6-kyū: 1986
• 1-dan: 1989
• 4-dan: October 1, 1998
• 5-dan: November 5, 2004
• 6-dan: April 1, 2016