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Japanese shogi player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yūta Ishikawa (石川 優太, Ishikawa Yūta, born November 11, 1994) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Yūta Ishikawa | |
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Native name | 石川優太 |
Born | November 11, 1994 |
Hometown | Kawagoe, Mie |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2019 24) | (aged
Badge Number | 320 |
Rank | 5-dan |
Teacher | Nobuo Mori (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 5 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Ishikawa was born on November 11, 1984, in Kawagoe, Mie.[1] When he was around six years old, he saw his grandfather playing shogi and became interested in the learning how to play.[2][3][4] In September 2006, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school under the guidance of shogi professional Nobuo Mori at the rank of 6-kyū, and was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in April 2013.[2][3][4] Ishikawa obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2019 after finishing in second place in the 65th 3-dan League (April 2019 – September 2019) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[2][3][4][5]
Ishikawa's promotion history is as follows.[6]
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