Masaki Izumi
{{Short description|Japanese shogi player}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
|name = Masaki Izumi
|native_name = 泉正樹
|born = {{birth date and age | 1961 | 1 | 11 | mf=yes}}
|hometown = Nerima
|nationality = Japanese
|pro_date = {{event date and age | 1980 | 8 | 20 | 1961 | 1 | 11}}
|badge_no = 144
|teacher = {{ill|Shigeru Sekine|ja|関根茂}}
|rank = 8-dan
|teacher_rank = 9-dan
|meijinclass = Free
|ryuoclass = 6
|jsa = 144
}}
{{nihongo|Masaki Izumi|泉 正樹|Izumi Masaki|January 11, 1961}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Izumi was born on January 11, 1961, in Nerima, Tokyo.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/144.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 泉 正樹|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Izumi Masaki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masaki Izumi|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 19, 2019}} He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school under the guidance of shogi professional {{ill|Shigeru Sekine|ja|関根茂}} at the rank of 6-kyū in 1973. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1977 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in August 1980.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoIRCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA16|script-title=ja:現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た|title=Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō|language=Japanese|trans-title=2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"|page=16|year=2015|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|access-date=February 19, 2019}}
Shogi professional
Izumi is a member of the so-called {{ill|Shōwa 55 (shogi)|ja|55年組 (将棋)|lt=Shōwa 55 group}} (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 (Year 55 of the Shōwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami, Osamu Nakamura, Michio Takahashi, Akira Shima, Hiroshi Kamiya, Yasuaki Tsukada, and {{ill|Yūji Yoda|ja|依田有司}}.{{cite web|last=Naoe|first=Ametsugu|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/column/2017/01/3_4.html|script-title=ja:中村修一門をご紹介!|title=Nakamura Osamu Ichimon wo Goshōkai!|language=ja|trans-title=Introducing the Osamu Nakamura "shogi family"!|date=January 18, 2017|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 19, 2019}}
Izumi became the 51st shogi professional to win 600 official games when he defeated Kōichi Kinoshita in a 59th Ōi tournament preliminary round game on October 4, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2017/10/_600_3.html|script-title=ja:泉正樹八段, 600勝 (将棋栄誉賞)を達成|title=Izumi Masaki Hachidan, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tassei|language=ja|trans-title=Masaki Izumi 8d wins 600th official game|date=October 5, 2017|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 19, 2019}}
In March 2019, Izumi voluntarily declared himself as a free class player, thus leaving the Meijin tournament league.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2019/04/2019.html|script-title=ja:2019年度からのフリークラス転出者|title=Nisenjūkyūnendo kara no Furīkurasu Tenshutsusha|language=ja|trans-title=Players moving to free class from April 2019|date=April 3, 2019|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=May 18, 2019}}{{cite news|author=|url=http://www.sankei.com/life/news/170331/lif1703310060-n1.html|script-title=ja:2019年度からのフリークラス転出を...|title=Nisenjūkyūnendo kara no Furīkurasu Tenshutsu wo ...|language=ja|trans-title=Moving to free class from April 2019|date=April 5, 2019|newspaper=Mainichi Shimbun|url-access=subscription|access-date=May 18, 2019}}{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/DA3S13988478.html|script-title=ja:脇と泉がフリークラスに|title=Waki to Izumi ga Furīkurasu ni|language=ja|trans-title=Waki and Izumi to free class|date=April 22, 2019|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=May 18, 2019}}
=Promotion history=
Izumi's promotion history is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/144.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 泉正樹 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Izumi Masaki Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masaki Izumi Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 19, 2019}}
- 6-kyū: 1973
- 1-dan: 1977
- 4-dan: August 20, 1980
- 5-dan: April 26, 1985
- 6-dan: June 23, 1989
- 7-dan: October 9, 1997
- 8-dan: July 4, 2013
=Awards and honors=
Izumi received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2005 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years, and the "Shogi Honor Award" in 2017 in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/144.html#anc04|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 泉正樹 その他表彰|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Izumi Masaki Sonota Hyōshō|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masaki Izumi Other Awards|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 19, 2019}}
References
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External links
- ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/45 Professional Player Info · Izumi, Masaki]
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