Kōsuke Tamura

Kōsuke Tamura
Native name	田村康介
Born	(1976-03-16) March 16, 1976 (age 48)
Hometown	Uozu, Toyama
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 1995(1995-10-01) (aged 19)
Badge Number	217
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Nobuyuki Ōuchi (9-dan)
Tournaments won	1
Meijin class	C2
Ryūō class	5
Websites
JSA profile page

Kōsuke Tamura (田村 康介, Tamura Kōsuke, born March 16, 1976) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Kōsuke Tamura was born on March 16, 1976, in Uozu, Toyama.^[1] He won the 12th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament [ja] in 1987 when he was a sixth-grade student at Ōkubo Elementary School,^[2][3] defeating fellow future shogi professional Kensuke Kitahama in the final.^[4]

In November 1987, Tamura entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Nobuyuki Ōuchi.^[3] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1991, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1995.^[3]

Shogi professional

Tamura defeated Hisashi Namekata 2 games to 1 to win the 34th Shinjin-Ō [ja] in October 2003.^[5][6]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Tamura is as follows:^[7]

• 6-kyū: 1987
• 1-dan: 1991
• 4-dan: October 1, 1995
• 5-dan: September 8, 2000
• 6-dan: June 8, 2005
• 7-dan: March 4, 203

Titles and other championships

Tamura has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won one non-major shogi championships during his career.^[8]

Awards and honors

Tamura received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" for the 2003–4 shogi year.^[9]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tamura Kōsuke" 棋士データベース: 田村康介 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōsuke Tamura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
2. "Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 小学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
3. "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Tamura Kōsuke" 棋士名鑑: 七段 田村 康介 [Player Directory: Kōsuke Tamura 7-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. 566. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved June 21, 2018 – via Google Books.
4. Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 37. Retrieved June 21, 2018 – via Google Books.
5. "Dai Sanjūyonkai Shinjin-Ō Tamura Godan Hatsu Yūshō" 第34回新人王戦 田村五段初優勝 [Tamura 5-dan wins 34th Shinjin-Ō for his first shogi tournament championship] (in Japanese). October 31, 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
6. "Tamura Godan, Hatsu no Shōgi Shinjin-Ō" 田村五段, 初の将棋新人王 [Tamura 5-dan wins shogi's Shinjin-Ō for the first time.]. Shimbun Akahata (in Japanese). Japan Communist Party. October 31, 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
7. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tamura Kōsuke Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 田村康介 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōsuke Tamura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
8. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kōsuke Tamura Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 田村康介 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōsuke Tamura Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
9. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tamura Kōsuke Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 田村康介 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōsuke Tamura Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Tamura, Kosuke