Yasuaki Murayama

Yasuaki Murayama
Native name村山慈明
Born (1984-05-09) May 9, 1984 (age 40)
HometownHino, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2003(2003-10-01) (aged 19)
Badge Number249
Rank8-dan
TeacherNoboru Sakurai [ja] (8-dan)
Tournaments won2
Meijin classB2
Ryūō class4
Websites
JSA profile page

Yasuaki Murayama (村山 慈明, Murayama Yasuaki, born May 9, 1984) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Yasuaki Murayama was born on May 9, 1984, in Hino, Tokyo.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his grandfather when he was 5 years old, and won the 20th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] in 1995.[2][3]

Murayama was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Noboru Sakurai [ja] in September 1995 and was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in July 1998.[4] Murayama obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2003 for winning the 33rd 3-dan League (April 2003 – September 2003) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[2][5][6]

Shogi professional

Murayama won his first tournament as a professional in October 2007 when he defeated Ryōsuke Nakamura 2 games to none to win the 38th Shinjin-Ō [ja] title.[7][8] In March 2016, Murayama defeated Shōta Chida to win the 65th NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament.[9][10]

In 2015, Murayama was one of five shogi professional selected to play a match against the five top shogi computers in the "Shogi Denousen Final", the final part of the Denou series of matches. Murayama lost Game 4 in 97 moves to Ponanza.[11]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Murayama is as follows:[12]

  • 6-kyū: 1995
  • 1-dan: 1998
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2003
  • 5-dan: December 14, 2007
  • 6-dan: May 17, 2012
  • 7-dan: March 13, 2014
  • 8-dan: June 21, 2023

Titles and other championships

Murayama has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the Shinjin-Ō [ja] in 2007 and NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament in 2015.[13]

Awards and honors

Murayama received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" (2007) and "Best Winning Percentage" (2007 and 2013).[14]

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murayama Yasuaki" 棋士データベース: 村山慈明 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuaki Murayama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行 [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 58. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved May 30, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "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 May 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Murayama Yasuaki" 棋士名鑑: 七段 村山 慈明 [Player Directory: Yasuaki Murayama 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. 567. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 30, 2018 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Dai Sanjūsankai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第33回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [33rd Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Shinyondan no Shōkai" 新四段の紹介 [New 4d introduction] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 10, 2003. Archived from the original on December 25, 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "Dai Sanjūhakki Shinjinōsen ... Murayama Yondan, Hatsuyūshō" 第38期新人王戦...村山四段, 初優勝 [38th Shinjin-Ō Tournament ... Murayama 4d wins first tournament as professional] (in Japanese). Igo & Shogi Channel. October 15, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Shōgi Shinjinō ni Murayama Yondan" 将棋新人王に村山四段 [Murayama 4d wins shogi's Shinjin-Ō] (in Japanese). Japanese Communist Party. October 13, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "Dai Rokujūgokai NHKhaisen" 第65回NHK杯戦 [65th NHK Cup Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Dai Rokujūgokai NHK Terebi Tōnamento" 第65回NHKテレビトーナメント [65th NHK Television Tournament]. 平成28年版 将棋年鑑 2016 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 28 (2016) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2016. p. 22. ISBN 978-4-8399-5930-2. Retrieved July 11, 2018 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "｢Shōgi Denōsen FINAL｣ Dai Yonkyoku Murayama Shichidan ga Yabure Nishō Nihai ni Narabu, Kecchaku wa Saishūkyoku e" ｢将棋電王戦FINAL｣ 第4局村山七段が敗れ2勝2敗に並ぶ, 決着は最終局へ [Murayama loses Game 4 of the "Shogi Denousen FINAL", match tied at 2 games apiece and final game will decide winner] (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. April 4, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  12. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murayama Yasuaki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 村山慈明 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuaki Murayama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murayama Yasuaki Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 村山慈明 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuaki Murayama Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  14. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murayama Yasuaki Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 村山慈明 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuaki Murayama Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

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