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Shinsaku Uesugi

{{short description|Japanese chess player (born 1991)}}

{{Infobox chess player

| name = Shinsaku Uesugi

| image = Shinsaku Uesugi at Dresden Olympiad 2008 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Uesugi at the 2008 Chess Olympiad

| country = {{JPN}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|4|17}}

| birth_place = Kyoto, Japan

| title = FIDE Master (2009)

| rating = [https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2024578/chart 2300] (September 2013)

| peakrating = 2332 (May 2010)

}}

File:Shinsaku & GM Garry Kasparov.jpg Garry Kasparov at the US Chess SuperNationals (the National Scholastic Championship) in Nashville, TN in April 2009. GM Kasparov made the first move of Shinsaku Uesugi for kicking off the SuperNationals.]]

{{Nihongo|Shinsaku Uesugi|上杉 晋作|Uesugi Shinsaku|born April 17, 1991 in Kyoto, Japan}} is a Japanese chess player who holds the title of FIDE master.{{cite web |url=http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2024578 |title=FIDE personal file which refers to Shinsaku Uesugi's FIDE Master title |publisher=Ratings.fide.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}} He won the 40th Japanese Chess Championship in May 2007 and became the youngest ever national champion (16 years, 18 days old). He also played for Japan at the 38th Chess Olympiad in November 2008 and became co-champion of the U.S. National High School Championship in April 2010.

Uesugi moved to the United States in March 2000. He graduated from Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, Maryland) in June 2010 and University of California, Berkeley in May 2014.

Chess major achievements

= World =

  • Chess Olympiad Player represented Japan for 38th Chess Olympiad, Dresden, Germany - November 2008{{cite web |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr16314.aspx?art=20&fed=JPN&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000 |title=Japan National Team result at 38th Dresden Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany NOV 2008 |publisher=Chess-results.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • World Youth Olympic, Singapore - August 2007{{cite web |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr7443.aspx?art=20&snr=24&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000 |title=Japan National Team result at 12th World Youth U16 Chess Olympic in Singapore JUL 2007 |publisher=Chess-results.com |date=2007-08-15 |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • World Junior Chess Championship, Istanbul, Turkey - November 2005{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.de/nachrichten.asp?newsid=4903 |title=World Junior Championship photo |publisher=Chessbase.de |date=2005-11-20 |accessdate=2011-12-15}}

= United States =

  • National High School Co-Champion, Columbus, OH - April 2010{{cite web |url=http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201004181551.2-12774242 |title=National High School Championship |publisher=Uschess.org |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • National High School Bughouse Chess Champion, Columbus, OH - April 2010{{cite web |url=http://www.alchess.com/chess/10/hs/?page=STANDINGS&xsection=BUG |title=National High School Championship Bughouse Chess |publisher=Alchess.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • Springfield Open Co-Champion, Springfield, VA - January 2010{{cite web |url=http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201001313831.1 |title=USCF MSA - Cross Table for SPRINGFIELD OPEN (Event 201001313831) |publisher=Uschess.org |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • United States Chess League Player at [http://uschessleague.com/baltimore.php#2009 Baltimore Kingfishers] - AUG-NOV 2009{{cite web |url=http://uschessleague.com/baltimore.php#2009 |title=Baltimore Kingfishers' roster |publisher=Uschessleague.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • UMBC Championship Co-Champion, Catonsville, MD - September 2009{{cite web |url=http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200909202661.1 |title=USCF MSA - Cross Table for 2009 UMBC CHAMPIONSHIP (Event 200909202661) |publisher=Uschess.org |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • US NO.1 ranking among age 18, June 2009{{cite web |url=http://main.uschess.org/component/option,com_top_players/Itemid,371?op=list&month=0906&f=foreign&l=Top%20Age%2018&h=Top%20Age%2018%20regardless%20of%20Country,%20Residence,%20or%20Federation |title=US Top Age 18 by USCF |publisher=Main.uschess.org |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • 40th Virginia Open Champion, Springfield, VA - January 2008{{cite web |url=http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200801252511.1 |title=USCF MSA - Cross Table for 40TH ANNUAL VIRGINIA OPEN (Event 200801252511) |publisher=Uschess.org |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vachess.org/vaopen.htm |title=VA Open Champions |publisher=Vachess.org |accessdate=2011-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218222530/http://www.vachess.org/vaopen.htm |archivedate=2012-02-18}}
  • National Scholastic Champion of Grade 10, Houston, TX - December 2007{{cite web |url=http://www.alchess.com/chess/07/k12/?page=WINNERS&xsection=10 |title=2007 National Scholastic K-12 Grade Championship |publisher=Alchess.com |date=2007-12-09 |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • National Scholastic Champion of Grade 9, Lake Buena Vista, FL - December 2006{{cite web |url=http://www.alchess.com/chess/06/k12/?page=WINNERS&xsection=9 |title=2006 National Scholastic K-12 Grade Championship |publisher=Alchess.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • Winner of Sweet 16 Invitation only Maryland Scholastic Championship to determine University of Maryland, Baltimore County ([http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9995/565/ 2009 US NO.1 Chess University]) Chess Scholar awarded full tuition scholarship for [http://www.umbc.edu/studentlife/orgs/chess/teams.php UMBC] in Grade 7, Catonsville, MD - March 2005{{cite web |url=http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200503138841.1 |title=USCF MSA - Cross Table for UMBC OPEN/SWEET 16 (Event 200503138841) |publisher=Uschess.org |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}

= Japan =

  • Golden Open Champion, Tokyo, Japan - May 2015{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2015goldenopen.html |title=Golden Open 2015 result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2015-05-08}}
  • New Year Open Champion, Tokyo, Japan - January 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2013sinnnenntyesutaikai.html |title=New Year Open 2013 result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-13}}
  • Christmas Open Champion, Tokyo, Japan - December 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2012christmasopen.html |title=Christmas Open 2012 result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-13}}
  • Three times Japan Summer Open Champion, Tokyo, Japan - July 2008,{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2008summeropen.html |title=Summer Open 2008 result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}} July 2009,{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2009summeropen.html |title=Summer Open 2009 result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}} July 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2012summeropen.html |title=Summer Open 2012 result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-20}}
  • 2010-2011 Most Promising Youth Award for the coming Olympics and International Championships by Japanese Olympic Committee
  • 2009-2010 Most Promising Youth Award for the coming Olympics and International Championships by Japanese Olympic Committee
  • Three times Japan Junior Champion and Junior Olympic Cup winner, Tokyo, Japan - July 2007,{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2007zennnihonnjyuniasennsyukenn.html |title=Japan National Junior Championship 2007 result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}} July 2008,{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2008zennnihonnjyuniasennsyukenn.html |title=Japan National Junior Championship 2008 result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}} July 2009{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2009zennnihonnjyuniasennsyukenn.html |title=Japan National Junior Championship 2009 result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}
  • Japan Youngest ever National Champion, Tokyo, Japan - May 2007{{cite web |url=http://www.jca-chess.com/2008zennnihonnzennkokutaikai.htm |title=Japan National Championship result (Japanese) |publisher=Jca-chess.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-15}}

Other sports

In November 2010, Shinsaku won the UC Berkeley Canasta tournament with Ted Sanders. As of February 2011, Shinsaku Uesugi is UC Berkeley's second highest rated Canasta player.{{cite web |url=http://canasta.pftq.com/ |title=UC Berkeley Canasta Club Site |publisher=Canasta.pftq.com |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-12-15}}

Shinsaku also played for the UC Berkeley badminton team.{{cite web |url=http://badminton.berkeley.edu/theclub/ |title=UC Berkeley Badminton Club Site |date=2012-08-11 |accessdate=2012-08-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901122913/http://badminton.berkeley.edu/theclub/ |archivedate=2012-09-01}}

References

{{Reflist}}

= Media articles =

  • [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06EEDB1639F936A15757C0A9669D8B63 Future Stars in the Spotlight at Three Student Tournaments] by New York Times on May 1, 2010
  • [http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10321/585 High School Nationals: The Biggest Tie Ever and Hunter on Top] by United States Chess Federation on April 19, 2010
  • [http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10316/585　In Columbus, Ryba Wins Blitz, Low and Uesgui Take Bug] by United States Chess Federation on April 16, 2010
  • [https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2008-11-25-voa44/406338.html Schools Recognize Benefits of Chess][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkTQ9CbUjyk (YouTube)]　by Voice of America on November 26, 2008
  • [http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8681/471/ Erenburg and Stripunsky Take Atlantic] by United States Chess Federation on May 1, 2008
  • [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/feb/09/uesugi-lu-tie-at-open/ Uesugi, Lu tie at Open] by The Washington Times on February 9, 2008
  • [http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2007/jul/17/searching-for-bobby-fischer-in-potomac/ Searching for Bobby Fischer in Potomac?]　by The Connection on July 17, 2007
  • [http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2007/may/14/triumph-in-tokyo/ Triumph in Tokyo]　by Potomac Almanac on May 15, 2007
  • [http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/022206/potonew201038_32000.shtml Chess scores middle-schooler scholarship] by Gazette.net on February 22, 2006
  • [http://ww2.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2004/200403/potomac/news/196871-1.html A Knight among Chess Players] by Gazette.net on January 14, 2004

External links

  • {{FIDE|2024578}}
  • {{USCF|12876570}}
  • {{Chessgames player|110109}}
  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062449/http://uschessleague.com/player.php?p=shinsaku-uesugi |title=Shinsaku Uesugi at US Chess League, Baltimore Kingfishers profile}}

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Category:1991 births

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Category:Chess FIDE Masters

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Category:Japanese expatriates in the United States

Category:People from Potomac, Maryland

Category:Chess Olympiad competitors