Michiyoshi Yamada
{{Infobox shogi professional
|name = Michiyoshi Yamada
|native_name = 山田道美
|born = {{birth date | 1933 | 12 | 11 | mf=yes}}
|hometown = Nagoya
|nationality = Japanese
|died = {{Death date and age | 1970 | 6 | 18 | 1933 | 12 | 11 |mf=yes}}
|pro_date = 1951 (aged approximately 18)
|teacher = Kingorō Kaneko
|rank = 9 dan
|no_titles = 2
|tournaments = 9
}}
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{{nihongo | Michiyoshi Yamada | 山田 道美 | yamada michiyoshi | December 11, 1933 – June 18, 1970}} was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan and was awarded the rank of 9-dan after his death.{{cite web | url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/syoukai/bukko/yamada-m.html | script-title=ja:山田道美 九段 | language=ja | trans-title=Michiyoshi Yamada 9-dan | publisher=Japan Shogi Association | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515082731/http://www.shogi.or.jp/syoukai/bukko/yamada-m.html | archive-date=May 15, 2008 | access-date=May 13, 2019 }}
Early life
Shogi professional
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Yamada died at the young age of 36 when he was still competing in the top A class of the Meijin ranking tournament system (順位戦 jun'isen), which is generally indicative of a strong player. He had been in the A class for six years and died during his seventh year.
He was a professional player for nineteen years.
He influenced modern shogi players in his pioneering use of game databases, holding research study groups, and leading a serious ascetic lifestyle.{{cite book | last=田丸 | first=昇 [Tamura, Noboru] | author-link=Noboru Tamura | year=2012 | title=熱血の棋士:山田道美伝 | publisher=マイナビ | page=book cover | no-pp=yes | isbn=978-4-8399-437-21}}
Promotion history
Titles and other championships
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Yamada won the Kisei title twice – both in 1967 when he defeated Yasuharu Ōyama and Makoto Nakahara, respectively, in the first and second tournament of that year. Besides these two wins, Yamada was a competitor in four other title matches (for a total of 6 title match appearances). He was unable to defend his Kisei title in 1968 losing to Nakahara and again challenged for the Kisei in 1969 also losing to Nakahara.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/kisei/index.html|title=ヒューリック杯棋聖戦 ｜棋戦｜日本将棋連盟|website=www.shogi.or.jp}} He was a challenger for the Meijin and Ōshō titles both against Ōyama in 1965.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/junni/index.html|title=名人戦・順位戦 ｜棋戦｜日本将棋連盟|website=www.shogi.or.jp}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/oushou/|title=ALSOK杯王将戦 ｜棋戦｜日本将棋連盟|website=www.shogi.or.jp}}
He won a total of 9 non-title tournaments during his career.
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