Keita Kadokura

Keita Kadokura
Native name	門倉啓太
Born	(1987-06-03) June 3, 1987 (age 37)
Hometown	Toshima
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2011(2011-04-01) (aged 23)
Badge Number	282
Rank	6-dan
Teacher	Kazuo Ishida [ja] (9-dan)
Tournaments won	1
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	5
Websites
JSA profile page

Keita Kadokura (門倉 啓太, Kadokura Keita, born June 3, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Kadokura was born in Toshima, Tokyo on June 3, 1987.^[1] He learned shogi when he was a third-grade elementary school student from an acquaintance who was a strong amateur player.^[2]

Kadokura entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Kazuo Ishida [ja] at the rank of 5-kyū in 2000. He was promoted to 1-dan in 2003 and 3-dan in 2005. It took him eleven seasons of 3-dan League play before he obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after tying for first place in the 48th 3-dan League (October 2010 – March 2011) in 2011 with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.^[2][3][4]

Shogi professional

In August 2019, Kadokura defeated Junpei Ide to win the 4th Yamada Challenge Cup [ja]. It was Kadokura's first tournament championship as a professional.^[5]

Promotion history

Kadokura's promotion history is as follows:^[6]

• 6-kyū: September 2000
• 3-dan: October 2005
• 4-dan: April 1, 2011
• 5-dan: November 17, 2016
• 6-dan: September 25, 2024

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kadokura Keita" 棋士データベース: 門倉啓太 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keita Kadokura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
2. "Kadokura Keita･Abe Kōru Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 門倉啓太･阿部光瑠 新四段誕生のお知らせ [Keita Kadokura and Kōru Abe are the new 4-dans] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 23, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
3. "Kishi Meikan: Yondan Kadokura Keita" 棋士名鑑: 四段　門倉啓太 [Player Directory: Keita Kadokura 4-dan]. Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 578. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Google Books.
4. "Dai Yonjūhakkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūnen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūichinen Sangatsu" 第48回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2010年10月～2011年3月 [48th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2010 to March 2011] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
5. "Kadokura Godan, Hatsu V Shōgi･Yamada Hai" 門倉五段, 初V 将棋･Yamada杯 [Kadokura 5-dan wins Yamada Cup for first tournament championship as a professional]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). August 26, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kadokura Keita Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 門倉啓太 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keita Kadokura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kadokura, Keita