Yasuaki Murayama

Yasuaki Murayama (村山 慈明, Murayama Yasuaki, born May 9, 1984) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.

Yasuaki Murayama
Native name村山慈明
Born (1984-05-09) May 9, 1984
HometownHino, Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2003(2003-10-01) (aged 19)
Badge Number249
Rank7 dan
TeacherNoboru Sakurai
Tournaments won2
Meijin classB2
Ryūō class3
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Yasuaki Murayama was born on May 9, 1984, in Hino, Tokyo.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his grandfather when he was 5 years old, and won the 20th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament in 1995.[2][3]

Murayama was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Noboru Sakurai in September 1995 and was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in July 1998.[4] Murayama obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2003 for winning the 33rd 3-dan League (April 2003 – September 2003) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[2][5][6]

Shogi professional

Murayama won his first tournament as a professional in October 2007 when he defeated Ryōsuke Nakamura 2 games to none to win the 38th Shinjin-Ō title.[7][8] In March 2016, Murayama defeated Shōta Chida to win the 65th NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament.[9][10]

In 2015, Murayama was one of five shogi professional selected to play a match against the five top shogi computers in the "Shogi Denousen Final", the final part of the Denou series of matches. Murayama lost Game 4 in 97 moves to Ponanza.[11]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Murayama is as follows:[12]

  • 1995: 6-kyū
  • 1998: 1-dan
  • 2003, October 1: 4-dan
  • 2007, December 14: 5-dan
  • 2012, May 17: 6-dan
  • 2014, March 13: 7-dan

Titles and other championships

Murayama has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the Shinjin-Ō in 2007 and NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament in 2015.[13]

Awards and honors

Murayama received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" (2007) and "Best Winning Percentage" (2007 and 2013).[14]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murayama Yasuaki" 棋士データベース: 村山慈明 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuaki Murayama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行 [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 58. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved May 30, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. "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.
  4. "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. 567. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 30, 2018 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. "Dai Sanjūsankai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第33回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [33rd Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. "Shinyondan no Shōkai" 新四段の紹介 [New 4d introduction] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 10, 2003. Archived from the original on December 25, 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  7. "Dai Sanjūhakki Shinjinōsen ... Murayama Yondan, Hatsuyūshō" 第38期新人王戦...村山四段, 初優勝 [38th Shinjin-Ō Tournament ... Murayama 4d wins first tournament as professional] (in Japanese). Igo & Shogi Channel. October 15, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  8. "Shōgi Shinjinō ni Murayama Yondan" 将棋新人王に村山四段 [Murayama 4d wins shogi's Shinjin-Ō] (in Japanese). Japanese Communist Party. October 13, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  9. "Dai Rokujūgokai NHKhaisen" 第65回NHK杯戦 [65th NHK Cup Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  10. "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 平成28年版 将棋年鑑 2016 [Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 28 (2016) edition] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 22. ISBN 978-4-8399-5930-2. Retrieved July 11, 2018 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  11. "｢Shōgi Denōsen FINAL｣ Dai Yonkyoku Murayama Shichidan ga Yabure Nishō Nihai ni Narabu, Kecchaku wa Saishūkyoku e" ｢将棋電王戦FINAL｣ 第4局村山七段が敗れ2勝2敗に並ぶ, 決着は最終局へ [Murayama loses Game 4 of the "Shogi Denousen FINAL", match tied at 2 games apiece and final game will decide winner] (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. April 4, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  12. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murayama Yasuaki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 村山慈明 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuaki Murayama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  13. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murayama Yasuaki Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 村山慈明 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuaki Murayama Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  14. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murayama Yasuaki Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 村山慈明 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yasuaki Murayama Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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