Wataru Yashiro

Wataru Yashiro (八代 弥, Yashiro Wataru, born March 3, 1994) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Wataru Yashiro
Native name八代 弥
Born (1994-03-03) March 3, 1994
HometownKamo District, Shizuoka
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2012(2012-04-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number287
Rank7-dan
TeacherTeruichi Aono (9-dan)
Tournaments won1
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class2
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Yashiro was born on March 3, 1994, in Kamo District, Shizuoka.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was a first-grade elementary school student, and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū in September 2005 under the guidance of shogi professional Teruichi Aono.[2][3]

At first, Yashiro had some difficulty as an apprentice professional and even came close to being demoted in rank to 7-kyū; however, he started practicing regularly at the Kamata Shogi Club—a well-known shogi club where many strong amateurs, apprentence professionals, and even regular professionals would practice—and his results began to quickly improve.[2] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2008,[2] and then 3-dan in April 2010.[3] He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in March 2012 after finishing runner up in the 50th 3-dan League (October 2011 – March 2012) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][3][4]

Shogi professional

Yashiro defeated Yasuaki Murayama to win the 10th Asahi Cup Open in February 2017 for his only shogi tournament championship to date. Yashiro was just twenty-two years old at the time which made him the then youngest player to ever have won the tournament.[5][6] Yashiro's record, however, was broken the following year by Sōta Fujii who won the 11th Asahi Cup Open as a fifteen-year-old.[7]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Yashiro is as follows:[8]

  • 2005, September: 6-kyū
  • 2010, April: 3-dan
  • 2012, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2015, May 12: 5-dan
  • 2017, February 11: 6-dan
  • 2019, April 23: 7-dan

Titles and other championships

Yashiro has yet to make an appearance in a major title match, but he has won one non-major shogi championships during his career.[9]

Awards and honors

Yashiro received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" for the 2016–17 Shogi Year.[10]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiro Wataru" 棋士データベース: 八代弥 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wataru Yashiro] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. 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. 65. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved April 26, 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. "Saitō Shintarō Sandan to Yashiro Wataru Sandan ga Shinyondan ni" 斎藤慎太郎三段と八代弥三段が新四段に [Shintarō Saitō 3d and Wataru Yashiro 3d are the new 4-dans.] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 10, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  4. "Dai Gojūkai Shōreikai Sandan Riigusen Nisenjūichinen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūninen Sangatsu" 第50回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2011年10月～2012年3月 [50th apprentice school 3-dan League: October 2011 to March 2012] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  5. "Dai Jikkai Asahihaisen Ōpunsen [Honsen Tōnamento]" 第10回朝日杯将棋オープン戦 [本戦トーナメント] [10th Asahi Cup Open [Main Tournament]] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  6. Murase, Shinya (February 11, 2017). "Yashiro Godan, Rekidai Saishonensho de Yusho Asahihai Shogi Opunsen" 八代弥五段, 歴代最年少で優勝 朝日杯将棋オープン戦 [Yashiro 5d wins Asahi Cup Open; youngest winner in history]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  7. "Fujii defeats Habu, rises to 6th dan". Japan Times. Jiji Press. February 17, 2018. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  8. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiro Wataru Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 八代弥 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wataru Yashiro Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  9. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiro Wataru Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 八代弥 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wataru Yashiro Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  10. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiro Wataru Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 八代弥 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Wataru Yashiro Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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