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Keita Inoue (井上 慶太, Inoue Keita, born January 17, 1964) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is currently serving as an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Keita Inoue | |
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Native name | 井上慶太 |
Born | January 17, 1964 |
Hometown | Ashiya, Hyōgo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | February 4, 1983 19) | (aged
Badge Number | 157 |
Rank | 9-dan |
Teacher | Masakazu Wakamatsu (8-dan) |
Tournaments won | 2 |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 5 |
Notable students | |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Keita Inoue was born on January 17, 1964, in Ashiya, Hyōgo.[1] In October 1979, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional Masakazu Wakamatsu .[2] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1981, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in February 1983.[2]
Inoue's first tournament victory as a professional came in October 1985 when he defeated Taku Morishita 2 games to 1 to win the 16th Shinjin-Ō tournament.[2][3] The following year, he also won the 9th Young Lions tournament.[2][4]
On October 28, 2008, Inoue defeated Kunio Naitō in an Ōi tournament preliminary round game to become the 37th professional to win 600 official games.[5]
On March 28, 2018, Inoue defeated Sōta Fujii in a third round preliminary round game for the 68th Ōshō Tournament. The game was broadcast live by the Igo & Shogi Channel as part of its "Shogi Premium" service.[6] Inoue's victory not only made him the first player aged 50 or older to defeat Fujii in an official game, but also stopped Fujii's 16 game winning streak.[7]
The promotion history for Inoue is as follows:[8]
Inoue has yet to make an appearance in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the Shinjin-Ō in 1985 and the Young Lions in 1986.[9]
Inoue received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best Winning Percentage" in 1993.[10] He also received the association's "Shogi Honor Award" in 2008 in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional.[11]
Inoue has served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors since 2015. From June 2015 until June 2017, he served as a non-executive director.[12] He was re-elected to the board for another two-year term in June 2017, but this time as an executive director.[13] He was re-elected for additional two-year terms as executive director in June 2019,[14] June 2021[15] and June 2023.[16]
Inoue served as a vice-president of the Shogi Professional Players' Association from April 2011 until June 2015,[17][18] and also as the manager of the Kansai branch of the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school from April 2001 until March 2004.[2]
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