Takeshi Kawakami | |
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Native name | 川上猛 |
Born | July 12, 1972 |
Hometown | Adachi, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1993 | (aged 20)
Badge Number | 206 |
Rank | 7- dan |
Teacher | Hirokichi Hirano (7-dan) |
Meijin class | Free |
Ryūō class | 5 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Takeshi Kawakami (川上 猛, Kawakami Takeshi, born July 12, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan.
Kawakami was born on July 12, 1972, in Adachi, Tokyo. [1] As a junior high school first-grade student in 1985, he finished runner-up to fellow future shogi professional Nobuyuki Yashiki in the 10th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament ; [2] the following year, however, he won the same tournament. [3] In 1987, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the guidance of Hirokichi Hirano . [2] Promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 1990, he full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1993 after winning the 12th 3-dan League (October 1992 – March 1993) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses. [2] [4]
Kawakami finished runner-up to Torahiko Tanaka in the 3rd Ginga-sen in 1994, but the tournament was not yet considered to be an official tournament at the time. [5]
In 2013, he finished the 71st Meijin Class C2 league (April 2012 – March 2013) with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to " Free Class" play. [6]
The promotion history for Kawakami is as follows: [7]
Takeshi Kawakami | |
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Native name | 川上猛 |
Born | July 12, 1972 |
Hometown | Adachi, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1993 | (aged 20)
Badge Number | 206 |
Rank | 7- dan |
Teacher | Hirokichi Hirano (7-dan) |
Meijin class | Free |
Ryūō class | 5 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Takeshi Kawakami (川上 猛, Kawakami Takeshi, born July 12, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan.
Kawakami was born on July 12, 1972, in Adachi, Tokyo. [1] As a junior high school first-grade student in 1985, he finished runner-up to fellow future shogi professional Nobuyuki Yashiki in the 10th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament ; [2] the following year, however, he won the same tournament. [3] In 1987, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the guidance of Hirokichi Hirano . [2] Promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 1990, he full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1993 after winning the 12th 3-dan League (October 1992 – March 1993) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses. [2] [4]
Kawakami finished runner-up to Torahiko Tanaka in the 3rd Ginga-sen in 1994, but the tournament was not yet considered to be an official tournament at the time. [5]
In 2013, he finished the 71st Meijin Class C2 league (April 2012 – March 2013) with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to " Free Class" play. [6]
The promotion history for Kawakami is as follows: [7]