Japanese shogi player and chess player (born 1995)
Mirai Aoshima (青嶋 未来 , Aoshima Mirai , born February 27, 1995) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan , and a chess player holding the title of FIDE Master .
Early life. amateur shogi and apprentice professional
Mirai Aoshima was born on February 27, 1995, in Mishima, Shizuoka .[ 1] He learned how to play shogi when he was about six years old from a shogi book his father bought him.[ 2] As an elementary school student , he represented Tokyo in the All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament [ja ] in 2003 and 2005, finishing in ninth place each time.[ 3] [ 4]
Aoshima entered the Japan Shogi Association 's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Terutaka Yasue [ja ] in 2005.[ 2] He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2012 and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after taking first place in the 56th 3-dan League with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.[ 2] [ 5]
Shogi professional
Promotion history
Aoshima's promotion history is as follows:[ 6]
6-kyū : September 2005
3-dan: October 2012
4-dan: April 1, 2015
5-dan: March 3, 2016
6-dan: June 16, 2020
Awards and honors
Aoshima received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best Winning Percentage" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" for 2016.[ 7] [ 8]
Chess
Aoshima is a FIDE Master with a peak FIDE rating of 2380 as of June 2024[update] .[ 9] In 2019, he won the Tokyo Chess Championship[ 10] and the Japan Chess Championship .[ 11]
References
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Aoshima Mirai" 棋士データベース: 青嶋未来 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Mirai Aoshimai] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association . Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ a b c "Shinyondan Tanjo no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dan announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ "Dainikai Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen" 第2回全国小学生倉敷王将戦 [2nd All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ "Daiyonkai Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen" 第4回全国小学生倉敷王将戦 [4th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ "Dai Gonjūryonkkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūyonnen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūgonen Sangatsu" 第56回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2014年10月~2015年3月 [56th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2014 to March 2015] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Aoshima Mirai Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 青嶋未来 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Mirai Aoshima Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Aoshima Mirai Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 青嶋未来 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Mirai Aoshima Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ "Shōgi Nyūsu: Dai Yonjūyonkai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 将棋ニュース: 第44回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [Shogi News: 44th Annual Award Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ "FIDE profile" . FIDE . Retrieved June 18, 2024 .
^ "Tokyo Chess Championship results" . National Chess Society of Japan . April 10, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019 .
^ "Japan Chess Championship results" . National Chess Society of Japan . May 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019 .
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