Issei Takazaki Explained
| Issei Takazaki |
| Native Name: | 髙﨑一生 |
| Born: | February 12, 1987 |
| Hometown: | Nichinan, Miyazaki |
| Badge No: | 257 |
| Teacher: | Kunio Yonenaga |
| Rank: | 7-dan |
| Teacher Rank: | 9-dan |
| Meijinclass: | B2 |
| Ryuoclass: | 4 |
| Jsa: | 257 |
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional
Issei Takazaki was born in Nichinan, Miyazaki on February 12, 1987.[1] As a sixth-grade student at, he defeated Kōhei Funae[2] to win the 23rd in 1998, and he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in September of that same year under the guidance of professional shogi player Kunio Yonenaga.[3] [4] [5] At the beginning of his shogi apprenticeship, Takazaki commuted from his hometown to the Japan Shogi Association's headquarters in Tokyo alone by plane to participate in the regularly scheduled meetings and games, but also stayed at Yonenaga's home as a live-in apprentice for a period of time.
Takazaki was promoted to 1-dan in April 2000 and then to 3-dan in 2002.[4] [5] He obtained full professional status and corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2005 after finishing tied for first in the 37th 3-dan league with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses,[6] [7] thus becoming the first person from Miyazaki Prefecture to become a professional shogi player.[8]
Shogi professional
Promotion history
Takazaki's promotion history is as follows:[9]
- 6-kyū: 1998
- 1-dan: 2000
- 4-dan: October 1, 2005
- 5-dan: February 2, 2010
- 6-dan: May 15, 2012
- 7-dan: September 18, 2020
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Takazaki Issei. ja:棋士データベース: 髙﨑一生. ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Issei Takazaki. Japan Shogi Association. September 4, 2018.
- News: Suwa. Keiko. Sennichite Sashinaoshikyoku no Dainessen. ja:千日手指し直しの大熱戦. ja. Sennichite replay game was very tight game. August 22, 2011. Asahi Shimbun. 1998年, 小学5年生のときに小学生名人戦で準優勝 (勝は高崎一生･現五段) [Kōhei Funae finished runner up in the 23rd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament as a fifth-grade student in 1998. (The winner was Issei Takazaki, currently a 5-dan professional shogi player)]. September 4, 2018.
- Web site: Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran. ja:小学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧. ja. Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners. Japan Shogi Association. September 4, 2018.
- . Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Takazaki Issei. ja:棋士名鑑: 六段 髙﨑 一生. ja. Player Directory: Issei Takazaki 6-dan. 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition). 572. 2014. MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. Google Books. 978-4-8399-5175-7. September 4, 2018.
- Book: Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō]. ja:現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た. ja. 2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta". 68. 2015. MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. Google Books. September 4, 2018.
- Web site: Dai Sanjūnanakai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisengonen Shigatsu kara Nisengonen Kugatsu. ja:第37回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2005年4月～2005年9月. ja. 37th apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2005 to September 2005. 2005. Japan Shogi Association. September 4, 2018.
- Web site: Shinyondan no Shōkai. ja:新四段の紹介. ja. Introducing the new 4-dans. September 9, 2005. Japan Shogi Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051103002804/http://www.shogi.or.jp/osirase/sinnyodann.html. November 3, 2005. September 4, 2018.
- News: Miyazakiken Shusshin Purokishi Tanjō 05nen Irai Kennai Futarime. ja:宮崎県出身プロ棋士誕生 05年以来県内2人目. ja. New shogi professional is from Miyazaki Prefecture. First to do so since 2005 and the second overall.. February 22, 2016. Miyazaki Nichinichi Shinbun. Yahoo! Japan News. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604235801/http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160222-00006908-miyazaki-l45. June 4, 2016. September 4, 2018.
- Web site: Kishi Dētabēsu: Takazaki Issei Shōdan Rireki. ja:棋士データベース: 髙﨑一生 昇段履歴. ja. Professional Shogi Player Database: Issei Takazaki Promotion History. Japan Shogi Association. September 23, 2020.
