Kenjirō Abe

Kenjirō Abe (阿部 健治郎, Abe Kenjirō, born February 25, 1989) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Kenjirō Abe
Native name阿部健治郎
Born (1989-02-25) February 25, 1989
HometownSakata, Yamagata
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2009(2009-10-01) (aged 20)
Badge Number277
Rank7-dan
TeacherKazuyoshi Nishimura (9-dan)
Tournaments won1
Meijin classC1
Ryūō class1
Websites
JSA profile page
Kenjirō Abe on Twitter

Early life

Abe was born in Sakata, Yamagata on February 25, 1989.[1] He learned how to play shogi when he was five years old from watching his father and older brother play each other.[2] As a junior high school student, Abe finished runner-up in the Boy's Division of the 22st All-Japan Junior High School Student Invitational Shogi Tournament in 2001 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 Kazuyoshi Nishimura.[2][3]

Abe obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 2009, after finishing second the 45th 3-dan League (April 2009 – September 2009) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[2][4]

Shogi professional

In October 2010. Abe won his first tournament since turning professional when he defeated amateur player Hakuyo Kaku[lower-alpha 1] 2 games to 1 to win the 41st Shinjin-Ō.[5]

Promotion history

Abe's promotion history is as follows:[6]

  • 2002, September 25: 6-kyū
  • 2009, October 1: 4-dan
  • 2011, November 1: 5-dan
  • 2015, November 5: 6-dan
  • 2016, April 22: 7-dan

Titles and other championships

Abe has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-major title championship.[7]

Awards and honors

Abe received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for"Special Game of the Year" for the 2015 Shogi Year for his game against Yoshiharu Habu in the challenger tournament for the 41st Kiō title.[8][9]

Note list
  1. Kaku is a former apprentice professional 3-dan who failed to obtain promotion to the full professional status and thus had to leave the apprentice school in 2008 at the age of 28.[5]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Abe Kenjirō" 棋士データベース: 阿部健治郎 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenjirō Abe] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. "Nagase Takuya･Abe Kenjirō Shinyondan no Oshirase" 永瀬拓矢･阿部健治郎 新四段誕生のお知らせ [Takuya Nagase and Kenjirō Abe announced as new 4-dans] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. August 21, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  3. "Dai Nijūnikai Zenkoku Chūgakusei Senbatsu Shōgi Senshuken Taikai [Danshi Kesshō Tōnamento]" 第22回全国中学生選抜将棋選手権大会 [男子決勝トーナメント] [22nd All-Japan Junior High School Student Invitational Shogi Tournament [Boy's Division]] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  4. "Dai Yonjūgokai Shōreikai Sandan Riigusen Nisenkyūnen Shigatsu kara Nisenkyūnen Kugatsu" 第45回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2009年4月～2009年9月 [45th apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2009 to September 2009] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  5. "Ama no san, Junyūshō Shōgi Shinjin-Ō Abe Yondan ga Yūshō" アマの加来さん, 準優勝 将棋新人王戦 阿部四段が優勝 [Abe 4d defeats amateur to win Shinjin-Ō]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). October 28, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Abe Kenjirō Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 阿部健治郎 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenjirō Abe Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  7. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Abe Kenjirō Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 阿部健治郎 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenjirō Abe Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  8. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Abe Kenjirō Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 阿部健治郎 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenjirō Abe Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  9. "Dai Yonjūsankai Shōgi Taishō Hyōshōshiki･Shōdansha Menjō Juyoshiki no Moyō" 第43回将棋大賞表彰式･昇段者免状授与式の模様 [43rd Annual Shogi Awards and Promotion Certificates Presentation Ceremony] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2019.


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