Yoshiyuki Kubota

Yoshiyuki Kubota (窪田 義行, Kubota Yoshiyuki, born May 18, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.[1]

Yoshiyuki Kubota
Native name窪田義行
Born (1972-05-18) May 18, 1972
HometownAdachi, Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 1994(1994-04-01) (aged 21)
Badge Number210
Rank7-dan
TeacherMotoji Hanamura (9-dan)
Meijin classB2
Ryūō class5
Websites
JSA profile page
Official website

Early life

Yoshiyuki Kubota was born in Adachi, Tokyo on May 18, 1972.[2] In 1984, he won the 9th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament, and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Motoji Hanamura.[3][4] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1988, and full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.[3]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kubota is as follows:[5]

  • 1984: 6-kyū
  • 1988: 1-dan
  • 1994, April 1: 4-dan
  • 1998, August 1: 5-dan
  • 2007, January 22: 6-dan
  • 2016, June 1: 7-dan

References

  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 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. 568. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 30, 2018 via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. "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.
  5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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