Ayumu Matsuo Explained

Ayumu Matsuo
Native Name:松尾歩
Born:March 29, 1980
Hometown:Nisshin, Aichi
Badge No:231
Teacher:Kazuharu Shoshi
Rank:8 dan
Tournaments:1
Meijinclass:B2
Ryuoclass:1
Jsa:231

is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.

Early life

Matsuo was born on March 29, 1980, in Nisshin, Aichi.[1] His father, a professor at Nagoya University, taught him how to play shogi when he was a third-grade elementary school student, and he soon began regularly traveling to the Tokyo Shogi Kaikan to participate in official Japan Shogi Association training groups. Matsuo's training group results allowed him to enter the JSA's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū in March 1994 as a protegee of shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi. After only one year as an apprentice, Matsuo achieved promotion to the rank of 1-kyū.[2]

When he was a tenth-grade high school student, Matsuo asked his parents to allow him to leave school and move to Tokyo on his own so that he could fully focus on shogi. His parents were at first opposed to such a thing, but eventually changed their minds and gave their approval. Matsuo was promoted to 1-dan in 1997, and quickly advanced to the rank of 3-dan within eight months. Matsuo won the 3-dan League in his first attempt and was officially awarded professional status and the rank of 4-dan on April 1, 1999.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history of Matsuo is as follows:[3]

Titles and other championships

Matsuo has yet to appear in a major title match, but he did defeat Kazuki Kimura two games to none to win the 32nd tournamenta tournament for shogi professionals age 26 and under who are also ranked 6-dan or lower and are not currently a major title holderin 2001.[4] [5]

Awards and honors

Matsuo received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2001, the Kōzō Masuda Award in 2013 and "Special Game of the Year" in 2020.[6]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Matsuo has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's once: he finished 9th with JPY 19,850,000 in earnings in 2017.[7]

Personal life

Mastuo married women's professional shogi player and fellow Shoshi protegee Kaori Uekawa in April 2005.[8] However, the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan announced on December 1, 2014, that Uekawa would no longer be competing under the name "Matsuo".[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Matsuo Ayumu. ja:棋士データベース: 松尾歩 . ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayumu Matsuo. Japan Shogi Association. December 20, 2017.
  2. Book: Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō]. ja:現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行. ja. 2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa". 2015. 34. MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. Google Books. B019SSNKVA. December 20, 2017.
  3. Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Matsuo Ayumu Shōdan Rireki. ja:棋士データベース: 松尾歩 昇段履歴. ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayumu Matsuo Promotion History. Japan Shogi Association. November 28, 2017.
  4. Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Matsuo Ayumu Yūshō Rireki. ja:棋士データベース: 松尾歩 優勝履歴. ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayumu Matsuo Championship History. Japan Shogi Association. November 28, 2017.
  5. Web site: Shinjin-Ō-sen. ja:新人王戦. ja. Shinjin Ō tournament. Japan Shogi Association. November 28, 2017.
  6. Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Matsuo Ayumu Shōgi Taishō. ja:棋士データベース: 松尾歩 将棋大賞. ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayumu Matsuo Annual Shogi Awards. Japan Shogi Association. April 2, 2021.
  7. Web site: Nisenjūnananen Kakutoku Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū. ja:2017年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト10. 2017 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10. ja. February 6, 2018. Japan Shogi Association. February 7, 2018.
  8. Web site: Matsuo Ayumu Godan to Uekawa Kaori Joryū Shodan, Kekkon. dead. ja:松尾歩五段と上川香織女流初段, 結婚. ja. Ayumu Matsuo 5d and Kaori Uekawa women's professional 1d announce marriage. April 2005. Japan Shogi Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20050831161229/https://www.shogi.or.jp/osirase/news/2005-04.html. August 31, 2005. October 15, 2019.
  9. Web site: Oshirase (Nisenjūyonnen Jūnigatsu Tsuitachi. dead. ja:お知らせ (2014.12.1). ja. Announcement (2014.12.1). December 1, 2014. The Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20150111095741/http://joshi-shogi.com/lpsa/news/post_45.html. January 11, 2015. October 15, 2019.

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