Takeshi Fujii
{{Short description|Japanese shogi player (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
|name = Takeshi Fujii
|native_name = 藤井猛
|image = File:藤井猛TakeshiFujii3.jpg
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|born = {{birth date and age|1970|9|29|mf=yes}}
|hometown = Numata, Gunma
|nationality =
|pro_date = {{death date and age|1991|4|01|1970|9|29}}
|badge_no = 198
|teacher = {{ill|Kazuyoshi Nishimura|ja|西村一義}}
|rank = 9-dan
|teacher_rank = 9-dan
|no_titles = 3
|tournaments = 8
|ryuoclass = 2
|meijinclass = B2
|jsa = 198
}}
{{nihongo|Takeshi Fujii|藤井 猛|Fujii Takeshi|born September 29, 1970}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/198.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 藤井猛|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujii Takeshi|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Takeshi Fujii|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 28, 2018}} He is a former Ryūō title holder, and a former non-executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Fujii is known for developing the Fujii System, a class of strategies for Fourth File Rook positions against Static Rook opponents especially Static Rook Anaguma.
Shogi professional
Fujii's first tournament championship as a professional came in 1996 when he defeated Tadahisa Maruyama 2 games to 1 to win the 27th {{ill|Shinjin-Ō|ja|新人王戦 (将棋)}} tournament.{{cite magazine|author=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7UEcBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA551|script-title=ja:棋士名鑑: 九段 藤井 猛|title=Kishi Meikan: Kudan Fujii Takeshi|language=ja|trans-title=Player Directory: Takeshi Fujii 9-dan|magazine=平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition)|page=551|year=2014|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|isbn=978-4-8399-5175-7|access-date=August 19, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/shinjin/#jsTabE01_05|script-title=ja:新人王戦: 過去の結果|title=Shinjin-Ō: Kako no Kekka|language=ja|trans-title=Shinjin-Ō: Past results|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 19, 2019}}{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/DA3S13188061.html|script-title=ja:増田四段が連覇 将棋･新人王戦|title=Masuda Yondan ga Renpa Shōgi･Shinjin-Ō-sen|language=ja|trans-title=Masuda 4d repeats as Shinjin-Ō|date=October 19, 2017|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=August 19, 2019}} The following year, Fujii defended his championship by defeating Mamoru Hatakeyama 2 games to none to win the 28th Shinjin-Ō tournament. Fujii won the tournament for a third time in 1999 when he defeated Kazushiza Horiguchi 2 games to none to win the 30th Shinjin-Ō tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/shinjin/30/index.html|script-title=ja:第30期新人王戦: トーナメント戦 |title=Dai Sanjūkai Shinjin-Ō: Tōnamentosen|language=ja|trans-title=30th Shinjin-Ō: Main tournament|year=1999|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 19, 2019}} Fujii is one of three professionals to win the Shinjin-Ō tournament three times.{{efn|The other two are Toshiyuki Moriuchi who won the 18th, 22nd and 24th tournaments, and {{ill|Hidemitsu Moriyasu|ja|森安秀光}} who won the 4th, 6th and 8th tournaments.}}
Fujii's first appearance in a major title match came in 1998 when he challenged Kōji Tanigawa for the 11th Ryūō title. Fujii earned the right to challenge Tanigawa by winning Class 4 in the tournament's preliminary rounds and then advancing to the finals of the challenger's tournament where he defeated Yoshiharu Habu 2 games to 1.{{cite news|last=Murakami|first=Kōji|url=http://www.asahi.com/shougi/open24/final_c.html|script-title=ja:｢システム｣ 巡り攻防 4月4日から朝日オープン将棋五番勝負|title=｢Shisutemu｣ Meguri Kōbō Shigatsu Yokka kara Asahi Ōpun Shōgi Goban Shōbu|language=ja|trans-title=The Asahi Open best-of-five match begins on April 4: Another "Fujii System" struggle between attack and defense|date=March 27, 2006|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=August 19, 2019}} In the title match against Tanigawa, Fujii won the first four games to sweep the match 4 game to none and win his first major title.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/ryuuou/index.html#jsTabE01_04|script-title=ja:竜王戦: 過去の結果|title=Ryūōsen: Kako no Kekka|language=ja|trans-title=Ryūō tournament: Past results|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 19, 2019}} Fujii successfully defended his title the next two years when he defeated Daisuke Suzuki 4 games to 1 (12th Ryūō title match) in 1999 and Habu 4 games to 3 (13th Ryūō title match) in 2000,{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/ryuuou/13/hon.html|script-title=ja:第13期竜王戦: 決勝トーナメント/七番勝負 |title=Dai Jūsanki Ryūōsen: Kessho Tōnamento/Nanaban Shōbu|language=ja|trans-title=13th Ryūō Tournament: Challenger's Tournament and Title Match|year=2000|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 19, 2019}} Fujii's victory of Habu made him the first person to win the Ryuo title three years in a row. Fujii, however, was unable to defend his title a third consecutive time when he lost to Habu 4 games to 1 in the 14th Ryūō title match in 2001.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/ryuuou/14/hon.html|script-title=ja:第14期竜王戦: 決勝トーナメント/七番勝負 |title=Dai Jūyonki Ryūōsen: Kesshō Tōnamento/Nanaban Shōbu|language=ja|trans-title=14th Ryūō Tournament: Challenger's Tournament and Title Match|year=2001|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 19, 2019}}
Fujii also challenged Habu for the 48th and 58th Ōza titles in 2000 and 2010 respectively as well as for the 53rd Ōi title in 2012, but lost each time: 48th Ōza (2002) 3 games to 2; 58th Ōza (2010) 3 games to none; and 53rd Ōi (2012) 4 games to 1.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/ouza/48/hon.html|script-title=ja:第48期王座戦: 決勝トーナメント/五番勝負 |title=Dai Yonjūhakki Ōzasen: Kesshō Tōnamento/Goban Shōbu|language=ja|trans-title=48th Ōza Tournament: Challenger's Tournament and Title Match|year=2000|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 19, 2019}}{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFG2901Y_Z20C10A9MM8000/|script-title=ja:将棋王座戦第3局 羽生王座が19連覇|title=Shōgi Ōzasen Dai Sankyoku Habu Ōza ga Jūkyū Renpa|language=ja|trans-title=Habu wins Game 3 to claim his 19th consecutive Ōza title|date=September 29, 2010|newspaper=The Nikkei|access-date=August 19, 2019}}{{cite news|author=|url=http://www.asahi.com/shougi/topics/TKY201208280370.html|script-title=ja:将棋･第53期王位戦 藤井システム, 羽生に及ばず|title=Shōgi･Dai Gojūsanki Ōisen Fujii Shisutemu, Habu ni Oyobazu|language=ja|trans-title=Shogi-53rd Ōi Match: Fujii System no match for Habu|date=August 28, 2012|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=August 19, 2019}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWVDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA37|script-title=ja:現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行|title=Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō|language=ja|trans-title=2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"|year=2015|page=37|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|asin=B019SSNKVA|access-date=August 19, 2019}}
Fujii became the 49th professional to win his 600th official game when he defeated Tetsurō Itodani on January 27, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2018/01/600_11.html|script-title=ja:藤井 猛九段, 600勝(将棋栄誉賞)を達成|title=Fujii Takeshi Kudan, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tasei|language=ja|trans-title=Takeshi Fujii 9d reaches 600 wins (awarded "Shogi Honor Award")|date=January 28, 2016|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
=Promotion history=
Fujii's promotion history is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/198.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 藤井猛 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujii Takeshi Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Takeshi Fujii Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
- 6-kyū: April 1986
- 1-dan: October 1988
- 4-dan: April 1, 1991
- 5-dan: April 1, 1994
- 6-dan: April 1, 1995
- 7-dan: October 1, 1998
- 8-dan: October 1, 1999
- 9-dan: October 1, 2000
=Titles and other championships=
Fujii has appeared in major title matches seven times and has won three titles. He won the 11th (1998), 12th (1999) and 13th (2000) Ryūō titles.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/198.html#anc01|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 藤井猛 タイトル履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujii Takeshi Taitoru Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Takeshi Fujii Major Title History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 12, 2018}} In addition to major titles, Fujii has won eight non-major-title championships during his career.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/198.html#anc02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 藤井猛 優勝履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujii Takeshi Yūshō Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Takeshi Fujii Championship History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
==Major titles==
| class="wikitable"
!Title | Years | Number of times overall |
| Ryūō
| 1998{{ndash}}2000 | 3 |
==Other championships==
| class="wikitable"
!Tournament | Years | Number of times |
| {{ill|Shinjin-Ō|ja|新人王戦 (将棋)}}
| 1996{{ndash}}1997, 1999 | 3 | ||
| {{ill|JT Nihon Series|ja|JT将棋日本シリーズ}}
| 2002, 2005 |2 | ||
| {{ill|Ginga-sen|ja|銀河戦}}
| 2016 |1 | ||
| *{{ill|Quick Play Young Professionals Tournament|ja|早指し将棋選手権#早指し新鋭戦}}
|1997 |1 | ||
| *{{ill|Hayazashi Senshuken|ja|早指し将棋選手権}}
| 1999 | 1 |
Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held.
=Awards and honors=
Fujii has received a number of awards and honors throughout his career for his accomplishments both on an off the shogi board. These include the Annual Shogi Awards given out by the JSA for performance in official games as well as other JSA awards for career accomplishments, and awards received from governmental organizations, etc. for contributions made to Japanese society.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/198.html#anc03|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 藤井猛 将棋大賞|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujii Takeshi Shōgi Taishō|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Takeshi Fujii Annual Shogi Awards|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 12, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/198.html#anc04|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 藤井猛 その他表彰|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujii Takeshi Sonota Hyōshō|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Takeshi Fujii Other Awards|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
==Annual Shogi Awards==
- 24th Annual Awards (April 1996{{sndash}}March 1997): Masuda Award
- 26th Annual Awards (April 1998{{sndash}}March 1999): Most Games Won, Most Games Played, Technique Award
- 27th Annual Awards (April 1999{{sndash}}March 2000): Distinguished Service Award
- 28th Annual Awards (April 2000{{sndash}}March 2001): Technique Award
- 38th Annual Awards (April 2010{{sndash}}March 2011): Game of the Year Special Prize
- 40th Annual Awards (April 2012{{sndash}}March 2013): Masuda Award
==Other awards==
- 1999, January: Numata City Meritorius Citizen Award
- 2016, January: Shogi Honor Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional)
- 2016: 25 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years)
=Year-end shogi prize money and game fee ranking=
Fujii has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's {{ill|year-end prize money and game fee rankings|ja|将棋界#獲得賞金と対局料}} nine times since 1993, and in the "Top 3" twice.
- Note: All amounts are given in Japanese yen and include prize money and fees earned from official tournaments and games held from January 1 to December 31.
JSA director
Fujii was selected to Japan Shogi Association's board of directors as a non-executive director at association's 63rd General Meeting in June 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2012/06/post_573.html|script-title=ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ|title=Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=New JSA officers announced|date=June 8, 2012|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 12, 2018}} He served in that capacity until June 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2014/06/65_4.html|script-title=ja:第65回通常総会開催|title=Dai Rokūjugokai Tsūjō Sōkai Kaisai|language=ja|trans-title=65th General Meeting Held|date=June 9, 2014|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/17 Professional Player Info · Fujii, Takeshi]
- Lectures on the Latest Strategies:
- [http://alexshogi.byethost33.com/lectures/Lecture%203.htm Lecture 3: White's Fujii System]
- [http://alexshogi.byethost33.com/lectures/Lecture%204.htm Lecture 4: Black's Fujii System]
- [http://alexshogi.byethost33.com/lectures/Appendix.htm Appendix: Basic procedure of Fujii system]
- [http://fujii-system.com/ fujii-system.com] {{in lang|ja}}
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