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Tomoki Yokoyama
Japanese shogi player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tomoki Yokoyama (横山 友紀, Yokoyama Tomoki; January 26, 2000) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
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Early life and apprenticeship
Tomoki Yokoyama was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on January 26, 2000.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father,[2] and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Keita Inoue in September 2012.[2]
Yokoyma was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 2014, and apprentice professional 3-dan in 2017.[2] He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in September 2021 after tying for first with Mikio Kariyama in the 69th 3-dan League (April 2021 – September 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[3][4]
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Shogi professional
Promotion history
The promotion history for Yokoyama is as follows.[5]
- 6-kyū: September 1, 2012
- 1-dan: December 23, 2014
- 3-dan: October 2017
- 4-dan: October 1, 2021
Personal life
Yokoyama is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of Konan University. He is the first student from the school to become a professional shogi player.[6]
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