Yoshiyuki Kubota
{{Short description|Japanese shogi player}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
|name = Yoshiyuki Kubota
|native_name = 窪田義行
|born = {{birth date and age|1972|5|18|mf=yes}}
|hometown = Adachi, Tokyo
|nationality =
|pro_date = {{event date and age|1994|4|01|1972|5|18}}
|badge_no = 210
|teacher = {{ill|Motoji Hanamura|ja|花村元司}}
|rank = 7-dan
|teacher_rank = 9-dan
|meijinclass = C1
|ryuoclass = 5
|jsa = 210
|website = http://shimousadainagon.moe-nifty.com/nitenichiryu/
}}
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{{nihongo|Yoshiyuki Kubota|窪田 義行|Kubota Yoshiyuki|born May 18, 1972}} is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional
Yoshiyuki Kubota was born in Adachi, Tokyo on May 18, 1972.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/210.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 窪田義行|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=May 30, 2018}} In 1984, he won the 9th {{ill|Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament|ja|小学生将棋名人戦}}, and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional {{ill|Motoji Hanamura|ja|花村元司}}.{{cite magazine|author=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7UEcBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA568|url-access=subscription|script-title=ja:棋士名鑑: 六段 窪田 義行|title=Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Kubota Yoshiyuki|language=ja|trans-title=Player Directory: Yoshiyuki Kubota 6-dan|magazine=平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition)|page=568|year=2014|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|isbn=978-4-8399-5175-7|access-date=May 30, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/tournament/elementary_school_meijin/yuusyou.html|script-title=ja:小学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧|title=Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran|language=ja|trans-title=Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=May 30, 2018}} He was promoted to 1-dan in 1988, and full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.
Shogi pprofessional
=Promotion history=
The promotion history for Kubota is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/210.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 窪田義行 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=May 30, 2018}}
- 6-kyū: 1984
- 1-dan: 1988
- 4-dan: April 1, 1994
- 5-dan: August 1, 1998
- 6-dan: January 22, 2007
- 7-dan: June 1, 2016
References
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External links
- ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/94 Professional Player Info · Kubota, Yoshiyuki]
- [http://shimousadainagon.moe-nifty.com/nitenichiryu/ 義七郎武藏國日記 (本人更新のブログ)] · Kubota's blog {{lang in|ja}}
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Category:Japanese shogi players
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Category:People from Adachi, Tokyo
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