Takumi Itō | |
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Native name | 伊藤匠 |
Born | October 10, 2002 |
Hometown | Setagaya, Japan |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2020 | (aged 17)
Badge Number | 324 |
Rank | 7- dan |
Teacher | Toshio Miyata (8-dan) |
Tournaments won | 1 |
Meijin class | B2 |
Ryūō class | 5 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Takumi Itō (伊藤 匠, Itō Takumi, October 10, 2002) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan.
Itō was born in Setagaya, Tokyo on October 10, 2002. [1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was about five years old. [2] [3] [4]
As a second grade elementary school student in 2010, Itō represented Tokyo in the 9th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament in and finished in second place. [5] At the World Open Shogi Championships held in Minsk, Belarus in July 2013, Itō finished 9–0 to win the tournament as a fifth grade elementary school student. [6] [7]
Itō entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in September 2013 at the rank of 6- kyū when he was a fifth grade elementary school student under the guidance of shogi professional Toshio Miyata . [2] [3] [4] [8] Itō was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in April 2018 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after winning the 67th 3-dan League (April 2020 – September 2020) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses. [2] [3] [4] [9]
In September–October 2021, Itō defeated Yūsei Koga 2 games to none to win the 52nd Shinjin-Ō tournament. [10]
Itō's first appearance in a major title match came in October–November 2023 when he challenged Sōta Fujii for the 36th Ryūō title. [11] Itō advanced to the title match by defeating Ōza title holder Takuya Nagase 2 games to none in the best-of-three challenger match (July–August 2023), [11] but lost the best-of-seven title match to Fujii 4 games to none. [12] By becoming the challenger for the Ryūō title, Itō also satisfied the promotion criteria for 7-dan. [13] In December 2023, Ito defeated Akihito Hirose to win the challenger's tournament for the 48th Kiō Tournament, and advance to the title match against Fujii; Itō had actually lost to Hirose in an earlier round, but advanced to the finals through the loser's bracket, which meant he needed to win two games in a row as opposed to Hirose who only needing to win one of two games. [14] In the 48th Kiō title match (February – March 2024), however, Itō was unable to break through and lost the match 3 games to 0, although four games needed to be played due to Game 1 ending in impasse. [15]
The promotion history for Itō is as follows. [16]
Itō has appeared in two major title match to date, but lost each time. [17] He has, however, won one non-major title tournament. [18]
Itō won the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" and "Best Winning Percentage" in April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022, shogi year, [19] and "Excellent Player", "Most Games Won", "Most Games Played" and the Masuda Award for the April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024, shogi year. [20]
Itō has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings once: 10th with JPY 17,280,000 in earnings in 2023. [21]
Takumi Itō | |
---|---|
Native name | 伊藤匠 |
Born | October 10, 2002 |
Hometown | Setagaya, Japan |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2020 | (aged 17)
Badge Number | 324 |
Rank | 7- dan |
Teacher | Toshio Miyata (8-dan) |
Tournaments won | 1 |
Meijin class | B2 |
Ryūō class | 5 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Takumi Itō (伊藤 匠, Itō Takumi, October 10, 2002) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan.
Itō was born in Setagaya, Tokyo on October 10, 2002. [1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was about five years old. [2] [3] [4]
As a second grade elementary school student in 2010, Itō represented Tokyo in the 9th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament in and finished in second place. [5] At the World Open Shogi Championships held in Minsk, Belarus in July 2013, Itō finished 9–0 to win the tournament as a fifth grade elementary school student. [6] [7]
Itō entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in September 2013 at the rank of 6- kyū when he was a fifth grade elementary school student under the guidance of shogi professional Toshio Miyata . [2] [3] [4] [8] Itō was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in April 2018 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after winning the 67th 3-dan League (April 2020 – September 2020) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses. [2] [3] [4] [9]
In September–October 2021, Itō defeated Yūsei Koga 2 games to none to win the 52nd Shinjin-Ō tournament. [10]
Itō's first appearance in a major title match came in October–November 2023 when he challenged Sōta Fujii for the 36th Ryūō title. [11] Itō advanced to the title match by defeating Ōza title holder Takuya Nagase 2 games to none in the best-of-three challenger match (July–August 2023), [11] but lost the best-of-seven title match to Fujii 4 games to none. [12] By becoming the challenger for the Ryūō title, Itō also satisfied the promotion criteria for 7-dan. [13] In December 2023, Ito defeated Akihito Hirose to win the challenger's tournament for the 48th Kiō Tournament, and advance to the title match against Fujii; Itō had actually lost to Hirose in an earlier round, but advanced to the finals through the loser's bracket, which meant he needed to win two games in a row as opposed to Hirose who only needing to win one of two games. [14] In the 48th Kiō title match (February – March 2024), however, Itō was unable to break through and lost the match 3 games to 0, although four games needed to be played due to Game 1 ending in impasse. [15]
The promotion history for Itō is as follows. [16]
Itō has appeared in two major title match to date, but lost each time. [17] He has, however, won one non-major title tournament. [18]
Itō won the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" and "Best Winning Percentage" in April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022, shogi year, [19] and "Excellent Player", "Most Games Won", "Most Games Played" and the Masuda Award for the April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024, shogi year. [20]
Itō has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings once: 10th with JPY 17,280,000 in earnings in 2023. [21]