Kazuo Sugimoto

Kazuo Sugimoto (杉本 和陽, Sugimoto Kazuo, born September 1, 1991) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.

Kazuo Sugimoto
Native name杉本和陽
Born (1991-09-01) September 1, 1991
HometownŌta, Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2017(2017-04-01) (aged 25)
Badge Number310
Rank4 -[dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi
TeacherKunio Yonenaga (9-dan)
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class5
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Sugimoto was born in Ōta, Tokyo on September 1, 1991.[1] He learned how to play shogi from watching his father (an amateur 2-dan) play.[2] As a sixth-grade student at Tamagawa Elementary School in 2003, Sugimoto won the 28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament, defeating fellow future professional Takuya Ishida in the semi-finals.[3][4]

Later in 2003, Sugimoto entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kunio Yonenaga.[2] He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2008 and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2017 after finishing second to Nishida in the 60th 3-dan League (October 2016 – March 2017) with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.[2][5]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Sugimoto is as follows.[6]

  • 2003, September: 6-kyū
  • 2008: 3-dan
  • 2017, April 1: 4-dan
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gollark: Well, instead of it and the various other "vaguely interested in" ones on my wishlist.
gollark: I decided to obtain Slay the Spire, which is a cool deckbuilder roguelike thing, in me and <@!332271551481118732>'s yearly game-purchasing ceremony, instead of it.

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Kazuo" 棋士データベース: 杉本和陽 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuo Sugimoto] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. "Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 4, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. "Dai Nijūhakkai Shōgakusei Meijinsen [Kesshō Tōnamento/Kesshō Taikai]" 第28回小学生名人戦 [決勝トーナメント/決勝大会] [28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Championship Tournament and Final 4] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  4. "Dai Nijūhakkai Shōgakusei Meijinsen: Daihyō Ichiran" 第28回小学生名人戦 [代表選手一覧] [28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Participants list] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  5. "Dai Rokujūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūrokunen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūnananen Sangatsu" 第60回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2016年10月～2017年3月 [60th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2016 to March 2017] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Kazuo Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 杉本和陽 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuo Sugimoto Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
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