Tetsuya Fujimori

Tetsuya Fujimori (藤森 哲也, Fujimori Tetsuya, born May 9, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Tetsuya Fujimori
Native name藤森哲也
Born (1987-05-09) May 9, 1987
HometownŌta, Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2011(2011-10-01) (aged 24)
Badge Number285
Rank5-dan
TeacherYasuaki Tsukada (9-dan)
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class5
Websites
JSA profile page
Tetsuya Fujimori on Twitter

Early life

Fujimori was born in Ōta, Tokyo on May 9, 1987.[1] He learned shogi from his mother Natsuko, who is a retired women's shogi professional,[2] at an early age and eventually was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Yasuaki Tsukada in 1999.[3]

Fujimori was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2007, and full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 2011 after finishing the 49th 3-dan League (April 2011 – September 2011) in second place with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.[3][4]

Shogi professional

Fujimori finished runner-up in the Shinjin-Ō tournament twice. He lost the 43rd Shinjin-Ō match to Takuya Nagase 2 games to 1 in October 2012,[5][6] and then 44th Shinjin-Ō match to Ryūma Tonari by the same score in October of the following year.[7]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Fujimori is as follows:[8]

  • 1999, September: 6-kyū
  • 2007, October: 3-dan
  • 2011, October 1: 4-dan
  • 2017, May 23: 5-dan

Personal life

Fujimori's and his mother are the only mother–son pair to become professional shogi players. His father is also a strong amateur shogi player.[2]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujimori Tetsuya" 棋士データベース: 藤森哲也 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsuya Fujimori] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. Okuno, Daiji (January 12, 2018). "Shōgikai no Oyako, Kyōdaishimai Puro Ryōshin and Ko ga Puro no Shogi Ikka mo" 将棋界の親子, 兄弟姉妹プロ　両親＆子がプロの将棋一家も [Parent-child, brother-sister professional shogi families]. Abema Times (in Japanese). AbemaTV. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. "Takami Sandan to Fujimori Sandan ga Shinyondan ni !" 髙見三段と藤森三段が新四段に! [Takami 3d and Fujimori 3d promoted to 4d!] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. "Dai Yonjūnkyūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第49回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [49th Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. "Dai Yonjūsanki Shinjin-Ōsen ... Nagase Godan ga Shinjin-Ō ni Kettei" 第43期 新人王戦…永瀬五段が新人王に決定 [43rd Shinjin-Ō Tournament ... Nagase 5d is the winner.] (in Japanese). Igo & Shogi Channel. November 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  6. "Shōgi Shinjin-Ō ni Nagase Godan" 将棋新人王に永瀬五段 [Nagase 5d wins shogi's Shinjin-Ō] (in Japanese). Japanese Communist Party. November 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. "Shinjin-Ō ni Tonari Sandan Shōreikaiin de Shijōhatsu" 新人王に都成三段 奨励会員で史上初 [New Shinjin-Ō is Tonari 3d, the first apprentice professional to win the tournament.]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). October 22, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  8. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujimori Tetsuya Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 藤森哲也 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsuya Fujimori Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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