Kentarō Ishii

Kentarō Ishii
Native name	石井健太郎
Born	(1992-04-13) April 13, 1992 (age 32)
Hometown	Chiba, Chiba
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2013(2013-10-01) (aged 21)
Badge Number	293
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Kazuharu Shoshi (7-dan)
Meijin class	B1
Ryūō class	3
Websites
JSA profile page

Kentarō Ishii (石井 健太郎, Ishii Kentarō, born April 13, 1992) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Ishii was born on April 13, 1992, in Chiba, Chiba.^[1] He became interested in shogi after receiving a shogi set as a present from his grandfather, and started attending a shogi school run by shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi as a kindergartener.^[2][3] Ishii failed the entrance examination for the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school twice before finally passing it and being accepted into the school at the rank of 6-kyū in 2004 under the guidance of Shoshi.^[3] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2007,^[3] 3-dan in 2010, and finally obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2013 after winning the 53rd 3-dan League with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.^[2][4]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

Ishii's promotion history is as follows:^[5]

• 6-kyū: September 2004
• 3-dan: April 2010
• 4-dan: October 1, 2013
• 5-dan: October 30, 2017
• 6-dan: June 5, 2020
• 7-dan: March 6, 2024

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ishii Kentarō" 棋士データベース: 石井健太郎 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kentarō Ishii] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
2. "Ishii Kentarō, Sanmaidō Tatsuya Shin Yondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 石井健太郎, 三枚堂達也 新四段誕生のお知らせ [Kentarō Ishii and Tatsuya Sanmaidō are the new 4-dans] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 7, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
3. 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. 14. Retrieved May 15, 2019 – via Google Books.
4. "Dai Gojūsankai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūsannen Shigatsu kara Nisenjūsannen Kugatsu" 第53回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2013年4月～2013年9月 [53rd apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2013 to September 2013] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ishii Kentarō Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 石井健太郎 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kentarō Ishii Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Ishii, Kentaro