Tatsunosuke Kanda
Tatsunosuke Kanda (神田 辰之助, kanda tatsunosuke, February 22, 1893 – September 6, 1943) is a deceased Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan (the highest dan at the time) and also 9-dan, which was an honorary rank, after death.
| Tatsunosuke Kanda | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | 神田辰之助 |
| Born | February 22, 1893 |
| Hometown | Honjōmura (now part of Higashinada-ku, Kobe) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Died | September 6, 1943 (aged 50) |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | 1917 (aged approximately 25) |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Teacher | Sankichi Sakata, Kinjirō Kimi |
Kanda's son, Shizuo Kanda (神田鎮雄), also became a professional player.
Shogi professional
Kanda was involved in a controversy over his promotion to the rank of 8-dan, which led to a western faction of shogi players (the Japan Shogi Reform Society 日本将棋革新協会 nihon shōgi kakushin kyōkai) splitting away from the newly formed Japan Shogi Association.[1]
When the shogi world united into the Shogi Consolidation Association (将棋大成会, shōgi taisei-kai) (an early form of the Japan Shogi Association) in 1936, Kanda became the head of the western Kansai branch.[2]
Titles and other championships
Kanda was one of the 8 competitors in the very first tournament league for the first Meijin title in 1937, when the title shifted from a hereditary system to a tournament competition. Yoshio Kimura was the winner and became the first Meijin.[3]
In 1942, Kanda was the challenger for the third Meijin title tournament against Yoshio Kimura. However, he lost all four games, and Kimura retained the title.[4]
References
- https://www.shogi.or.jp/column/2017/06/post_188.html
- https://www.shogi.or.jp/about/base/kansai/
- https://www.shogi.or.jp/column/2017/06/post_188.html
- 名人戦・順位戦過去の結果 [Meijin match and Jun'isen past results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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