Kenshi Tokuda
Kenshi Tokuda | |
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Native name | 徳田拳士 |
Born | (1997-12-09) December 9, 1997 (age 26) |
Hometown | Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2022(2022-04-01) (aged 24) |
Badge Number | 332 |
Rank | 4-dan |
Teacher | Kenji Kobayashi (9-dan) |
Tournaments won | 1 |
Meijin class | C2 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Kenshi Tokuda (徳田 拳士, Tokuda Kenshi, December 9, 1997) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional
Tokuda was born in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture on December 9, 1997.[1] He learned how to play shogi from watching his grandfather and father play[2] and won the Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] in 2009.[3]
Tokuda was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kenji Kobayashi in September 2010.[2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2018,[2] and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 2022 after tying for first with Reo Okabe in the 70th 3-dan League (October 2021 – March 2022) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[4][5][6]
Shogi professional
Tokuda won the 12th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament [ja] in October 2022 by defeating Yūya Saitō 2 games to 0 in the best-of-three championship match.[7]
Promotion history
The promotion history for Tokuda is as follows.[8]
- 6-kyū: September 2010
- 3-dan: April 2018
- 4-dan: April 1, 2022
Titles and other championships
Tokuda has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-title tournament.[9]
References
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tokuda Kenshi" 棋士データベース: 徳田拳士 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenshi Tokuda] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 12, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "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 April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Dai Nanajūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūichinen Jūgatsu kara Nisennijūninen Sangatsu" 第70回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2021年10月~2022年3月 [70th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2021 to March 2022] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Okabe to Tokuda, Shigatsu kara Puro Kishi ni Shōreikai Sandan Rīgu" 岡部と徳田, 4月からプロ棋士に 奨励会三段リーグ [Apprentice professional 3-dan league: Okabe and Tokuda will be professional shogi players from April]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). March 12, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Okabe Reo, Tokuda Kenshi no Ryō Sandan Ga Jūgoshō Sanpai no Aiboshi de Yondan Shōdan! Dai Nanajūki Shōreikai Sandan Rīgu" 岡部怜央, 徳田拳士の両三段が15勝3敗の相星で四段昇段! 第70期奨励会三段リーグ [70th Apprentice Professional 3-dan League: 3-dans Reo Okabe and Kenshi Tokuda finished tied at 15 wins and 3 losses to earn promotion to 4-dan!]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). March 12, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ Ihara, Naoki (October 16, 2022). "Shōgi・Kakogawa Seirūsen Tokuda Yondan ga Hatsuyūshō Konshun Shigatsu Purodebū no Shinsei ni Eikan" 将棋・加古川青流戦 徳田四段が初優勝 今春4月プロデビューの新星に栄冠 [Shogi's Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament: Tokuda 4-dan, a new star who debuted as a professional this past spring, wins first championship of career]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tokuda Kenshi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 徳田拳士 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenshi Tokuda Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tokuda Kenshi Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 徳田拳士 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenshi Tokuda Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
External links
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kenshi Tokuda
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