Issei Takazaki

Issei Takazaki (高崎 一生, Takazaki Issei, born February 12, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Issei Takazaki
Native name髙﨑一生
Born (1987-02-12) February 12, 1987
HometownNichinan, Miyazaki
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2005(2005-10-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number257
Rank7-dan
TeacherKunio Yonenaga (9-dan)
Meijin classB2
Ryūō class4
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Issei Takazaki was born in Nichinan, Miyazaki on February 12, 1987.[1] As a sixth-grade student at Miyazaki Public Omiya Elementary School, he defeated Kōhei Funae[2] to win the 23rd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament in 1998, and he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in September of that same year under the guidance of professional shogi player Kunio Yonenaga.[3][4][5] At the beginning of his shogi apprenticeship, Takazaki commuted from his hometown to the Japan Shogi Association's headquarters in Tokyo alone by plane to participate in the regularly scheduled meetings and games, but also stayed at Yonenaga's home as a live-in apprentice for a period of time.[5]

Takazaki was promoted to 1-dan in April 2000 and then to 3-dan in 2002.[4][5] He obtained full professional status and corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2005 after finishing tied for first in the 37th 3-dan league with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses,[5][6][7] thus becoming the first person from Miyazaki Prefecture to become a professional shogi player.[8]

Promotion history

Takazaki's promotion history is as follows:[9]

  • 6-kyū: 1998
  • 1-dan: 2000
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2005
  • 5-dan: February 2, 2010
  • 6-dan: May 15, 2012
  • 7-dan: September 18, 2020

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takazaki Issei" 棋士データベース: 髙﨑一生 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Issei Takazaki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. Suwa, Keiko (August 22, 2011). "Sennichite Sashinaoshikyoku no Dainessen" 千日手指し直しの大熱戦 [Sennichite replay game was very tight game]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 4, 2018. 1998年, 小学5年生のときに小学生名人戦で準優勝 (勝は高崎一生･現五段) [Kōhei Funae finished runner up in the 23rd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament as a fifth-grade student in 1998. (The winner was Issei Takazaki, currently a 5-dan professional shogi player)]
  3. "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 September 4, 2018.
  4. "Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Takazaki Issei" 棋士名鑑: 六段 髙﨑 一生 [Player Directory: Issei Takazaki 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. 572. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved September 4, 2018 – via Google Books.
  5. Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 68. Retrieved September 4, 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. "Dai Sanjūnanakai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisengonen Shigatsu kara Nisengonen Kugatsu" 第37回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2005年4月～2005年9月 [37th apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2005 to September 2005] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  7. "Shinyondan no Shōkai" 新四段の紹介 [Introducing the new 4-dans] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original on November 3, 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  8. "Miyazakiken Shusshin Purokishi Tanjō 05nen Irai Kennai Futarime" 宮崎県出身プロ棋士誕生 05年以来県内2人目 [New shogi professional is from Miyazaki Prefecture. First to do so since 2005 and the second overall.]. Miyazaki Nichinichi Shinbun (in Japanese). February 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2018 – via Yahoo! Japan News.
  9. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takazaki Issei Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 髙﨑一生 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Issei Takazaki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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