Tomoki Yokoyama | |
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Native name | 横山友紀 |
Born | January 26, 2000 |
Hometown | Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2021 | (aged 21)
Badge Number | 329 |
Rank | 4- dan |
Teacher | Keita Inoue (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Tomoki Yokoyama (横山 友紀, Yokoyama Tomoki, January 26, 2000) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4- dan.
Tomoki Yokoyama was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on January 26, 2000. [1] He learned how to play shogi from his father, [2] and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Keita Inoue in September 2012. [2]
Yokoyma was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 2014, and apprentice profssional 3-dan in 2017. [2] He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in September 2021 after tying for first with Mikio Kariyama in the 69th 3-dan League (April 2021 – September 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [3] [4]
The promotion history for Yokoyama is as follows. [5]
Yokoyama is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of Konan University. He is the first student from the school to become a professional shogi player. [6]
Tomoki Yokoyama | |
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Native name | 横山友紀 |
Born | January 26, 2000 |
Hometown | Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2021 | (aged 21)
Badge Number | 329 |
Rank | 4- dan |
Teacher | Keita Inoue (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Tomoki Yokoyama (横山 友紀, Yokoyama Tomoki, January 26, 2000) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4- dan.
Tomoki Yokoyama was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on January 26, 2000. [1] He learned how to play shogi from his father, [2] and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Keita Inoue in September 2012. [2]
Yokoyma was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 2014, and apprentice profssional 3-dan in 2017. [2] He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in September 2021 after tying for first with Mikio Kariyama in the 69th 3-dan League (April 2021 – September 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [3] [4]
The promotion history for Yokoyama is as follows. [5]
Yokoyama is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of Konan University. He is the first student from the school to become a professional shogi player. [6]