Masahiko Urano | |
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Native name | 浦野真彦 |
Born | March 14, 1964 |
Hometown | Osaka Prefecture |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 19, 1983 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 162 |
Rank | 8- dan |
Teacher | Sutekichi Nakai (8-dan) |
Meijin class | Free |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Masahiko Urano (浦野 真彦, Urano Masahiko, March 14, 1964) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8- dan.
Urano was born in Osaka Prefecture on March 14, 1964. [1] In October 1977, he was accepted into entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Sutekichi Nakai . He was promoted to 1-dan in 1990 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1983. [2]
Urano won his 400th game as a professional in February 2005. [2]
In March 2017, Urano voluntarily declared himself as a free class player, thus leaving the Meijin tournament league. During the 75th Meijin Class C2 League season (April 2016–March 2017), Urano lost all ten of his games and received a demotion point as a result. [3] This was a continuation of a series of poor results in Meijin Class League play—73rd Meijin Class C1 (1 win and 9 losses) [4] and 74th Meijin Class C1 (2 wins and 8 losses) [5]—and rather than risk automatic demotion to free class play, Urano decided to do so of his own accord. [6]
The promotion history for Urano is as follows: [7]
In 2008, Urano received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" for being an active professional for twenty-five years. [8]
Urano has authored several books and DVDs on shogi strategy and tsume shogi; some of these are as follows.
Masahiko Urano | |
---|---|
Native name | 浦野真彦 |
Born | March 14, 1964 |
Hometown | Osaka Prefecture |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 19, 1983 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 162 |
Rank | 8- dan |
Teacher | Sutekichi Nakai (8-dan) |
Meijin class | Free |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Masahiko Urano (浦野 真彦, Urano Masahiko, March 14, 1964) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8- dan.
Urano was born in Osaka Prefecture on March 14, 1964. [1] In October 1977, he was accepted into entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Sutekichi Nakai . He was promoted to 1-dan in 1990 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1983. [2]
Urano won his 400th game as a professional in February 2005. [2]
In March 2017, Urano voluntarily declared himself as a free class player, thus leaving the Meijin tournament league. During the 75th Meijin Class C2 League season (April 2016–March 2017), Urano lost all ten of his games and received a demotion point as a result. [3] This was a continuation of a series of poor results in Meijin Class League play—73rd Meijin Class C1 (1 win and 9 losses) [4] and 74th Meijin Class C1 (2 wins and 8 losses) [5]—and rather than risk automatic demotion to free class play, Urano decided to do so of his own accord. [6]
The promotion history for Urano is as follows: [7]
In 2008, Urano received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" for being an active professional for twenty-five years. [8]
Urano has authored several books and DVDs on shogi strategy and tsume shogi; some of these are as follows.