Nobuyuki Yashiki

Nobuyuki Yashiki (屋敷 伸之, Yashiki Nobuyuki, January 18, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He holds the professional shogi records the youngest to defend a major title and the fastest to win a major title since turning professional. He is also a former Kisei title holder.

Nobuyuki Yashiki
Native name屋敷伸之
Born (1972-01-18) January 18, 1972
HometownSapporo
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 1988(1988-10-01) (aged 16)
Badge Number189
Rank9-dan
Teacher Toyoichi Igarashi (9-dan)
Major titles won3
Tournaments won2
Meijin classB1
Ryūō class2
Notable studentsSae Itō
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Yashiki was born in Sapporo on January 18, 1972.[1] As a sixth-grade student, he finished third in the 8th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament in 1983, but won the 10th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament two years later as a junior high school eight-grade student in 1985.[2] That same year, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of Toyoichi Igarashi.[3] Yashiki obtained the rank of 1-dan in March 1987 and was awarded full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1988.[3]

Shogi professional

Yashiki's first appearance came in November 1989 when he challenged Makoto Nakahara for the 55th Kisei title. Although Yashiki lost the match 3 games to 2, he appearance made him at age 17 years 11 months the youngest player ever to challenge for a major title at that time[lower-alpha 1] as well as the fastest, a one year 2 months and eleven days, to do so after being promoted to 4-dan.[3][5][6]

Yashiki faced Nakahara once again in the 56th Kisei title match in June 1990. Nakahara won the first two games, but Yashiki came back to win the next three to take the title. Yashiki's victory made him at the age of 18 years 6 months the youngest player to ever win a major title match at that time.[7][lower-alpha 2] Yashiki also set the record for shortest time between turning professional and winning a major title at 1 year 10 months.[3][5][8] Later that same year in November, Yashiki successfully defended his title by beating Taku Morishita 3 games to 1 in the 57th Kisei title match, thus making him the youngest player to ever defend a major title.[5] However, Yashiki was unable to defend his title for a second consecutive time in the following June when he lost the 58th Kisei title match to Yoshikazu Minami 3 games to 1.[5]

In 1997, Yashiki defeated Masataka Gōda to advance to the 68th Kisei title match against Hiroyuki Miura.[9] Yashiki defeated Miura 3 games to 1 to recapture the Kisei title.[5] He was, however, unable to defend the title the following year, losing the 69th Kisei title to Gōda 3 games to 0.[5]

In 2001, Yashiki defeated Toshiyuki Moriuchi to advance to the 42nd Ōi match against Yoshiharu Habu, but was defeated 4 games to 0.[10]

Promotion history

Yashiki's promotion history is as follows:[11]

  • 1985: 6-kyū
  • 1987: 1-dan
  • 1988, October 1: 4-dan
  • 1990, April 1: 5-dan
  • 1991, November 25: 6-dan
  • 1996, March 8: 7-dan
  • 2002, May 13: 8-dan
  • 2004, April 1: 9-dan

Titles and other championships

Yashiki has appeared in major title matches seven times, and he is a three-time winner of the Kisei title.[12] In addition to major titles, Yashiki has won two other shogi championships during his career.[13]

Awards and honors

Yashiki has won a number awards and honors throughout his career for his accomplishments both on an off the shogi board. These include awards given out annually by the JSA for performance in official games as well as other awards for achievement, and other awards given out by governmental organizations, etc. for contributions made to Japanese society.[14][15]

Annual shogi awards
  • 17th Annual Awards (April 1989 – March 1990): Best New Player
  • 18th Annual Awards (April 1990 – March 1991): Fighting-spirit Award
  • 24th Annual Awards (April 1996 – March 1997): Fighting-spirit Award
  • 25th Annual Awards (April 1997 – March 1998): Most Consecutive Games Won, Distinguished Service Award

Other awards
  • 1991, January: Hokkaido Prefectural Government's "Eiyo wo Tataete" Award
  • 2009: Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award (Awarded by JSA in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional)

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Yashiki has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money/game fee rankings three times since 1993: sixth in 1996 with JPY 27,890,000 in earnings, third in 1997 with JPY 35,550,000 in earnings, and fifth in 1998 with JPY 29,370,000 in earnings.[16]

Notes
  1. Yashiki held the record for 31 years until Sōta Fujii broke it by four days on June 4, 2020.[4]
  2. Yashiki held the record until July 2020 when it was also broken by Fujii. Fujii was 17 years and 11 months old when he won the 91st Kisei title on July 16, 2020.[7]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu:Yashiki Nobuyuki" 棋士データベース: 屋敷伸之 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Nobuyuki Yashiki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  2. "Chūgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 中学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  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. 552. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved December 8, 2017 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. "Kiseisen Fujii Sōta Shichidan Sainenshō de Taitorusen Sanjūichinenburi ni Kōshin e" 棋聖戦 藤井聡太七段 最年少でタイトル挑戦 31年ぶりに更新へ [Kisei Tournament: Sōta Fuji 7-dan to challenge for title to become the youngest challenger ever for a major title, breaking the previous record set 31 years ago]. NHK News Web (in Japanese). June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  5. "Kiseisen: Kako no Kekka" 棋聖戦: 過去の結果 [Kisei tournament: Past results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  6. "Honda Yondan ga Kisei Chōsen e. Yondan Shōdan kara Taitoru Chōsen made no Saitankikan Nii" 本田四段が棋王挑戦へ. 四段昇段からタイトル挑戦までの最短期間2位に [Honda 4-dan to challenge for Kisei title; becomes the second fastest to challenge for a major title since being promoted to 4-dan.] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. December 27, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. "Japanese shogi prodigy Sota Fujii becomes youngest to win major title". Kyodo News. July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  8. "Shōgi･Taitoru Sainenshō Kiroku Hojisha Yashiki Nobuyuki Kudan wa Kokoroyashiki Moto Yancha Shōnen" 将棋･タイトル最年少記録保持者 屋敷伸之九段は心優しき元やんちゃ少年 [Youngest title winner record holder Nobuyuki Yashiki 9d was kind-hearted, but mischievous as a boy] (in Japanese). Abema TV. September 27, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  9. "Shōgi Kifu: Dai Rokujūhakki Kiseisen" 将棋棋譜: 第68期棋聖戦 [Shogi game scores:68th Kisei tournament]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  10. "Dai Yonjūniki Ōisen･Nanaban Shōbu･Chōsensha Kettei Rīgu" 第42期王位戦 七番勝負･挑戦者決定リーグ [42nd Ōi 7-game Match･Challenger League Play] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2001. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  11. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiki Nobuyuki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 屋敷伸之 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Nobuyuki Yashiki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  12. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiki Nobuyuki Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 屋敷伸之 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Nobuyuki Yashiki Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  13. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiki Nobuyuki Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 屋敷伸之 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Nobuyuki Yashiki Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  14. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiki Nobuyuki Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 屋敷伸之 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Nobuyuki Yashiki Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  15. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yashiki Nobuyuki Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 屋敷伸之 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Nobuyuki Yashiki Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  16. "Nenkan Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō TOP10" 年間獲得賞金・対局料TOP10 [Annual Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Kishi-mania. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
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