Mamoru Hatakeyama
Mamoru Hatakeyama (畠山 鎮, Hatakeyama Mamoru, born June 3, 1969) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
| Mamoru Hatakeyama | |
|---|---|
 Hatakeyama at a human shogi event in November 2018. | |
| Native name | 畠山鎮 |
| Born | June 3, 1969 |
| Hometown | Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | October 1, 1989 (aged 20) |
| Badge Number | 192 |
| Rank | 8-dan |
| Teacher | Masayuki Moriyasu (7-dan) |
| Meijin class | B2 |
| Ryūō class | 4 |
| Notable students | |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Hatakeyama's twin brother Naruyuki is also a professional shogi player. They are the only twins to become professional in history and both became (4-dan) professionals on the same day.[1][2]
Early life
Hatakeyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 3, 1969.[3] He earned how to play shogi when he was seven years old after watching his eldest brother playing against his father.[2] Although he and his twin brother Naruyuki learned the game at the same age, he always seem to following in Naruyuki's footsteps.[2]
He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in 1984 as apprentice to shogi professional Masayuki Moriyasu at the rank of 6-kyū, even though Naruyuki had entered a year earlier and was already ranked 3-kyū.[1][2] Hatakeyama was promoted to 1-dan in 1986 (the same year as Naruyuki), and to full-professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1989 along with Naruyuki after both brothers finished the 5th 3-dan League (April 1989 – September 1989) with records of 12 wins and 6 losses.[1][2]
Shogi professional
In 2003, Hatakeyama became the first shogi professional to lose an official NHK Cup NHK Cup TV Shogi Tournament game to a female shogi professional when he was defeated by Hiroe Nakai in Round 1 of the 53rd NHK Cup.[4][5][6]
Promotion history
Hatakeyama's promotion history is as follows:[7]
- 1984: 6-kyū
- 1986: 1-dan
- 1989, October 1: 4-dan
- 1993, December 24: 5-dan
- 1999, April 27: 6-dan
- 2006, April 1: 7-dan
- 2019, September 12: 8-dan
Awards and honors
In 2014, Hatakeyama received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" for being an active professional for twenty-five years.[1]
References
- 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. 26. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved March 7, 2018 – via Google Books.
- Niidoi, Hitoaki (October 30, 2017). "Hatakeyama Mamoru Shichidan Deshi to Issho ni Kensan" 畠山鎮七段 弟子と一緒に研さん [Mamoru Hatakeyama 7d his apprentices]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hatakeyama Mamoru" 棋士データベース: 畠山鎮 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Mamoru Hatakeyama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- "Dai Gojūsankai NHK Hai Terebi Shōgi Tōnamento - Tōnamento Hyō" 第53回NHK杯テレビ将棋トーナメント トーナメント表 [53rd NHK TV Shogi Tournament: Tournament Bracket] (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- "Dai Gojūsankai NHK Haisen Honsen" 第53回NHK杯戦 本戦 [53rd NHK Cup Tournament: Main] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- "NHK Hai Meikyoku Pureibakku - Nakai Hiroe -" NHK杯名局プレイバック - 中井広恵 - [NHK Cup Famous Games Playback - Hiroe Nakai -]. 将棋フォーカス [Shogi Focus] (in Japanese). March 1, 2015. Event occurs at 15:35. NHK Educational TV. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hatakeyama Mamoru Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 畠山鎮 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Mamoru Hatakeyama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 17, 2019.