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Yoshiyuki Kubota

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Yoshiyuki Kubota
Native name窪田義行
Born (1972-05-18) May 18, 1972 (age 52)
HometownAdachi, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 1994(1994-04-01) (aged 21)
Badge Number210
Rank7-dan
TeacherMotoji Hanamura [ja] (9-dan)
Meijin classC1
Ryūō class5
Websites
JSA profile page
Official website

Yoshiyuki Kubota (窪田 義行, Kubota Yoshiyuki, born May 18, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.[1]

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional

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Yoshiyuki Kubota was born in Adachi, Tokyo on May 18, 1972.[2] In 1984, he won the 9th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja], 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 [ja].[3][4] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1988, and full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.[3]

Shogi pprofessional

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Promotion history

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The promotion history for Kubota is as follows:[5]

  • 6-kyū: 1984
  • 1-dan: 1988
  • 4-dan: April 1, 1994
  • 5-dan: August 1, 1998
  • 6-dan: January 22, 2007
  • 7-dan: June 1, 2016

References

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  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. ^ a b "Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Kubota Yoshiyuki" 棋士名鑑: 六段 窪田 義行 [Player Directory: Yoshiyuki Kubota 6-dan]. 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.
  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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