Hiroaki Yokoyama

Hiroaki Yokoyama
Native name	横山 泰明
Born	(1980-10-16) October 16, 1980 (age 44)
Hometown	Tama, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2002(2002-10-01) (aged 21)
Badge Number	246
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Noboru Sakurai [ja] (8-dan)
Meijin class	B2
Ryūō class	4
Websites
JSA profile page

Hiroaki Yokoyama (横山 泰明, Yokoyama Hiroaki, born October 16, 1980) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Hiroaki Yokoyama was born on October 16, 1980, in Tama, Tokyo.^[1] He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Noboru Sakurai [ja] in August 1993, was promoted to 1-dan in July 1999, and finally obtained full professional status and corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2002.^[2]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Yokoyama is as follows:^[3]

• 6-kyū: 1993
• 1-dan: 1999
• 4-dan: October 1, 2002
• 5-dan: October 30, 2007
• 6-dan: December 7, 2012
• 7-dan: September 11, 2019

Awards and honors

Yokoyama received the Japan Shogi Association's 42nd Annual Shogi Award for "Most Consecutive Victories" for April 2014 – March 2015.^[4]

Personal life

Yokoyama is a graduate of Chuo University.^[5][6] He has been married to LPSA professional Saori Shimai since July 2011.^[7]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yokoyama Hiroaki" 棋士データベース: 横山泰明 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroaki Yokoyama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
2. "Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Yokoyama Hiroaki" 棋士名鑑: 六段 横山 泰明 [Player Directory: Hiroaki Yokoyama 6-dan]. 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 572. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved June 8, 2018 – via Google Books.
3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yokoyama Hiroaki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 横山泰明 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroaki Yokoyama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yokoyama Hiroaki Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 横山泰明 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroaki Yokoyama Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
5. "Gakusei Puro Kishi Tanjō" 学生プロ棋士誕生 [University student becomes professional shogi player] (PDF). Hakumon Chuo (in Japanese). Vol. Fall, no. 243. Chuo University. October 25, 2015. p. 23. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018. 中大出身のプロ棋士は4人。米長邦雄永世棋聖 (中退), 大内延介九段, 横山泰明六段, 石田直裕四段 [Chuo University graduates who became professional shogi players: Lifetime Kisei Kunio Yonenaga (did not graduate), Nobuyuki Ōuchi 9d, Hiroaki Yokoyama 6d, Naohiro Ishida 4d]
6. "Shakai wo Rīdosuru Chūō Daigaku OB･OG: Igo･Shōgi" 社会をリードする中央大学 OB･OG: 囲碁･将棋 [Prominent Chuo Alumni: Go and Shogi] (pdf) (in Japanese). Chuo University. September 30, 2020. p. 8. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
7. "Yokoyama Hiroaki Godan & Shimai Saori Joryūshodan Kishidōshi ga Kekkon" 横山五段＆島井女流初段 棋士同士が結婚 [Hiroaki Yokoyama 5d and female professional Saori Shimai 1d announce marriage]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). August 18, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Yokoyama, Hiroaki^{[permanent dead link‍]}