Ryūma Tonari
Ryūma Tonari | |
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![]() Tonari at a human shogi [ja] event in November 2017. | |
Native name | 都成竜馬 |
Born | (1990-01-17) January 17, 1990 (age 34) |
Hometown | Miyazaki, Miyazaki |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2016(2016-04-01) (aged 26) |
Badge Number | 304 |
Rank | 7-dan |
Teacher | Kōji Tanigawa (9-dan) |
Tournaments won | 1 |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 2 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Ryūma Tonari (都成 竜馬, Tonari Ryūma, born January 17, 1990) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional
Tonari was born on January 17, 1990, in Miyazaki, Miyazaki.[1] As a young boy, he learned how to play shogi from watching his father and older brother playing each other.[2] In 2000, Tonari defeated fellow future professional Taichi Nakamura to win the 25th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] as a fifth-grade student at Miyazaki Ehira Elementary School.[3][4]
Tonari entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kōji Tanigawa in September 2000. He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2007, and he became the only apprentice professional 3-dan to win the Shinjin-Ō [ja] tournament when he defeated shogi professional Tetsuya Fujimori 2 games to 1 for the 44th Shinjin-Ō title in October 2013.[4] Tonari obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2016 after winning the 58th 3-dan League with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][5]
Shogi professional
Tonari invented the Tonari opening, which is named after him.
Promotion history
Tonari's promotion history is as follows:[6]
- 6-kyū: September 2000
- 3-dan: October 2007
- 4-dan: April 1, 2016
- 5-dan: March 15, 2018
- 6-dan: November 13, 2019
- 7-dan: March 25, 2021
Titles and other championships
Tonari has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-major title championship.[7]
Awards and honors
Tonari received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Special Game of the Year" for the 2014 Shogi Year for his game against Mitsunori Makino in the Round 2 of the 46th Shinjin-Ō [ja] tournament.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tonari Ryūma" 棋士データベース: 都成竜馬 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Tonari] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Shin Yondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "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 Past Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Shinjin-Ō ni Tonari Sandan Shōreikaiin de Shijōhatsu" 新人王に都成三段 奨励会員で史上初 [New Shinjin-Ō is Tonari 3d, the first apprentice professional to win the tournament.]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). October 22, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Dai Gojūhakkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūgonen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūrokunen Sangatsu" 第58回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2015年10月~2016年3月 [58th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2015 to March 2016] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tonari Ryūma Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 都成竜馬 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Tonari Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tonari Ryūma Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 都成竜馬 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Tonari Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tonari Ryūma Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 都成竜馬 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Tonari Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Dai Yonjūnikai Shōgi Taishō Hyōshōshiki・Shōdansha Menjō Juyoshiki no Moyō" 第42回将棋大賞表彰式・昇段者免状授与式の模様 [42nd Annual Shogi Awards and Promotion Certificates Presentation Ceremony] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
External links
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Tonari, Ryuuma
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