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
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
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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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