Hiroshi Yamamoto (shogi)
{{Short description|Japanese shogi player}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
| name = Hiroshi Yamamoto
| native_name = 山本博志
| born = {{birth date and age|1996|08|13| mf=yes}}
| hometown = Kōtō
| nationality =
| pro_date = {{event date and age|2018|10|01|1996|08|13}}
| badge_no = 316
| teacher = Hisashi Ogura
| rank = 5-dan
| teacher_rank = 7-dan
| meijinclass = C2
| ryuoclass = 5
| jsa = 316
}}
{{nihongo |Hiroshi Yamamoto|山本 博志|Yamamoto Hiroshi|August 13, 1996}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Yamamoto was born in Kōtō, Tokyo on August 13, 1996.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/316.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 山本博志|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamamoto Hiroshi|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Yamamoto|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 17, 2019}} He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was a first-grade elementary school student, and began playing at shogi clubs, etc. to improve.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2018/09/post_1722.html|script-title=ja:新四段誕生のお知らせ|title=Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=Announcing the new 4-dans|date=September 2, 2018|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 17, 2019}}{{cite news|author=|url=https://hochi.news/articles/20180902-OHT1T50283.html|script-title=ja:将棋･山本博志新四段誕生 少数派となった戦法「ノーマル三間飛車」にこだわり, 夢を目指す｣|title=Shōgi･Yamamoto Hiroshi Shinyondan Tanjō, Shōsūha to Natta ｢Nōmaru Sangenbisha｣ ni Kodawari, Yume of Mezasu|language=ja|trans-title=Hiroshi Yamamoto is Shogi's newest 4-dan. He's one of the few professionals who favors the "Normal 3rd-File Rook" opening and also wants to pursue his dreams津s.|date=September 2, 2018|newspaper=Sports Hochi|access-date=December 17, 2019}}{{cite news|author=|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20190721/ddm/013/040/044000c|url-access=limited|script-title=ja:将棋 C級2組 山本四段 猛攻しのぎ勝利 三間飛車の戦法極める|title=Shōgi Shīkyū Nikumi Yamamoto Yondan Mōkō Shinogi Shōri Sangenbisha no Senpō Kiwameru|language=ja|trans-title=Shogi Meijin League Class C2: Yamamoto 4-dan survives opponent's fierce attack to win as he continues display his mastery of the 3rd-file Rook opening|date=July 21, 2019|newspaper=Mainichi Shimbun|access-date=December 17, 2019}} When he was elementary school fourth-grade student, Yamamoto began studying under shogi professional Hisashi Ogura, who also lived in Kōtō, and as an eleven-year old in March 2008, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū with Ogura as his sponsor.
Yamamoto was promoted to apprentice professional 3-dan in October 2015, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 2018, after finishing second the 63rd 3-dan League (April{{ndash}}September 2018) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/shoreikai/sandan/63/index.html|script-title=ja:第63回奨励会三段リーグ戦|title=Daigrokujūsankai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen|language=ja|trans-title=63rd 3-dan League|year=2018|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 17, 2019}}
Shogi professional
=Promotion history=
Yamamoto's promotion history is as follows.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/316.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 山本博志 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamamoto Hiroshi Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Yamamoto Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=April 22, 2023}}
- 6-kyū: March 2008
- 3-dan: October 2015
- 4-dan: October 1, 2018
- 5-dan: April 17, 2023
References
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External links
- ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/626 Professional Player Info · Yamamoto, Hiroshi]
- {{Twitter| yamahiro3ken}}
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