| Michiyoshi Yamada | |
| Native Name: | 山田道美 |
| Born: | December 11, 1933 |
| Hometown: | Nagoya |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Pro Date: | 1951 (aged approximately 18) |
| Teacher: | Kingorō Kaneko |
| Rank: | 9 dan |
| No Titles: | 2 |
| Tournaments: | 9 |
was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan and was awarded the rank of 9-dan after his death.[1]
Yamada was born on December 11, 1933, in Nagoya, Aichi.[1]
Yamada died at the young age of 36 when he was still competing in the top A class of the Meijin ranking tournament system (順位戦 jun'isen), which is generally indicative of a strong player. He had been in the A class for six years and died during his seventh year.
He was a professional player for nineteen years.
He influenced modern shogi players in his pioneering use of game databases, holding research study groups, and leading a serious ascetic lifestyle.[2]
Kanai's promotion history is as follows:[1]
Yamada won the Kisei title twice – both in 1967 when he defeated Yasuharu Ōyama and Makoto Nakahara, respectively, in the first and second tournament of that year. Besides these two wins, Yamada was a competitor in four other title matches (for a total of 6 title match appearances). He was unable to defend his Kisei title in 1968 losing to Nakahara and again challenged for the Kisei in 1969 also losing to Nakahara.[3] He was a challenger for the Meijin and Ōshō titles both against Ōyama in 1965.[4] [5]
He won a total of 9 non-title tournaments during his career.