Takayuki Yamasaki

Takayuki Yamasaki (山崎 隆之, Yamasaki Takayuki, born February 14, 1981) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.

Takayuki Yamasaki
Yamasaki at a human shogi event in November 2017.
Native name山崎隆之
Born (1981-02-14) February 14, 1981
HometownHiroshima
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 1998(1998-04-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number227
Rank8 dan
Teacher Nobuo Mori (7-dan)
Tournaments won8
Meijin classB1
Ryūō class1
Websites
JSA profile page
Official website

Early life

Yamasaki was born in Hiroshima, Japan on February 14, 1981.[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in 1992 at the rank 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Nobuo Mori. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1994 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1998 after finishing second in the 22nd 3-dan League (October 1997 – March 1998) with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.[1][2]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Yamasaki is as follows:[3]

  • 1992: 6-kyū
  • 1994: 1-dan
  • 1998, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2001, August 28: 5-dan
  • 2004, November 18: 6-dan
  • 2006, August 10: 7-dan
  • 2013, July 27: 8-dan

Titles and other championships

Yamasaki has been the challenger for a major title once, but did not win the match;[4] he has, however, won eight non-major-title championships during his career.[5]

Other championships
TournamentYearsNumber of times
Shinjin-ō 2000, 2004 2
*Quick Play Young Professionals Tournament 2002 1
NHK Cup 2004, 2017 2
*Daiwa Securities Strongest Player Cup 2009 1
Eiō[lower-alpha 1] 2015 1
JT Nihon Series 2017 1

Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held.

Awards and honors

Yamasaki has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards throughout his career. He won the ""Best New Player" Award for 1999–2000, the "Best Winning Percentage" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" awards for 2001–2002, the "Most Consecutive Games Won" award for 2002–2003, the "Fighting-spirit" award for 2003–2004, and the Kōzō Masuda Award for 2010–2011.[6] He also received the association's "Shogi Honor Award" in April 2019 in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional.[7]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Yamasaki has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings four times since turning professional: seventh in 2005 with JPY 22,990,000 in earnings,[8] tenth in 2009 with JPY 22,710,000 in earnings,[9] tenth in 2102 with JPY 16,430,000 in earnings,[10] and fifth in 2016 with JPY 32,060,000 in earnings.[11]

Notes
  1. The Eiō-sen was upgraded to major title status after the 2016 tournament

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamasaki Takayuki" 棋士データベース: 山崎隆之 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takayuki Yamasaki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  2. "Shinyondan Tanjō (Takano Hideyuki･Yamasaki Takayuki･Ina Yūsuke)" 新四段誕生(高野秀行･山崎隆之･伊奈祐介) [New 4-dans (Hideyuki Takano, Takayuki Yamasaki and Yusuke Ina)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 1998. Archived from the original on December 5, 1998. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamasaki Takayuki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 山崎隆之 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takayuki Yamasaki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamasaki Takayuki Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 山崎隆之 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takayuki Yamasaki Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamasaki Takayuki Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 山崎隆之 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takayuki Yamasaki Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamasaki Takayuki Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 山崎隆之 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takayuki Yamasaki Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  7. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamasaki Takayuki Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 山崎隆之 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takayuki Yamasaki Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  8. "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 17, 2017.
  9. "2009nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 20" 2009年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト20 [2009 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 20] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 5, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  10. "2012nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2011年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2012 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 18, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  11. "2016nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2016年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2016 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
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