Tomoki Yokoyama
| Tomoki Yokoyama | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 横山友紀 |
| Born | January 26, 2000 |
| Hometown | Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | October 1, 2021 (aged 21) |
| Badge Number | 329 |
| Rank | 4-dan |
| Teacher | Keita Inoue (9-dan) |
| Meijin class | C2 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Tomoki Yokoyama (横山 友紀, Yokoyama Tomoki, January 26, 2000) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
[edit]Tomoki Yokoyama was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on January 26, 2000.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father,[2] and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Keita Inoue in September 2012.[2]
Yokoyma was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 2014, and apprentice profssional 3-dan in 2017.[2] He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in September 2021 after tying for first with Mikio Kariyama in the 69th 3-dan League (April 2021 – September 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[3][4]
Shogi professional
[edit]Promotion history
[edit]The promotion history for Yokoyama is as follows.[5]
- 6-kyū: September 1, 2012
- 1-dan: December 23, 2014
- 3-dan: October 2017
- 4-dan: October 1, 2021
Personal life
[edit]Yokoyama is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of Konan University. He is the first student from the school to become a professional shogi player.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yokoyama Tomoki" 棋士データベース: 横山友紀 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tomoki Yokoyama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 11, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Dai Rokujūkyūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūichinen Shigatsu kara Nisennijūichinen Kugatsu" 第69回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2021年4月～2021年9月 [69th apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2021 to September 2021] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Yokoyama, Kariyama ga Shōgi Kishi ni tomoni Inoue Kudan Monka" 横山, 狩山が将棋棋士に ともに井上九段門下 [New Shogi professionals Yokoyama and Kariyama are both students of Inoue 9-dan]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). September 11, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yokoyama Tomoki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 横山友紀 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tomoki Yokoyama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Yokoyama Tomoki-san (Hō Yon) ga Dai Rokujūkyūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen de Yondan ni Shōdan Puro Kishi ni!" 横山友紀さん (法4) が第69回奨励会三段リーグ戦で四段に昇段 プロ棋士に! [Tomoki Yokoyama (Law 4th) becomes professional shogi player after being promoted to 4-dan after winning the 69th apprentice school 3-dan league] (in Japanese). Konan University. September 16, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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