Mirai Aoshima

Mirai Aoshima (青嶋 未来, Aoshima Mirai, born February 27, 1995) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan, and a chess player holding the title of FIDE Master.

Mirai Aoshima
Born (1995-02-27) February 27, 1995
HometownMishima, Shizuoka
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2015(2015-04-01) (aged 20)
Badge Number300
Rank6-dan
TeacherTerutaka Yasue (8-dan)
Meijin classC1
Ryūō class5
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Mirai Aoshima was born on February 27, 1995, in Mishima, Shizuoka.[1] He learned how to play shogi when he was about six years old from a shogi book his father bought him.[2] As an elementary school student, he represented Tokyo in the All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament in 2003 and 2005, finishing in ninth place each time.[3][4]

Aoshima entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Terutaka Yasue in 2005.[2] He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2012 and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after taking first place in the 56th 3-dan League with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.[2][5]

Promotion history

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

  • 2005, September: 6-kyū
  • 2012, October: 3-dan
  • 2015, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2016, March 3: 5-dan
  • 2020, June 16: 6-dan

Awards and honors

Aoshima received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best Winning Percentage" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" for 2016.[7][8]

Chess

Aoshima is a FIDE Master.[9] In 2019, he won the Tokyo Chess Championship[10] and the Japan Chess Championship.[11]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Aoshima Mirai" 棋士データベース: 青嶋未来 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Mirai Aoshimai] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. "Shinyondan Tanjo no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dan announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. "Dainikai Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen" 第2回全国小学生倉敷王将戦 [2nd All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  4. "Daiyonkai Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen" 第4回全国小学生倉敷王将戦 [4th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  5. "Dai Gonjūryonkkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūyonnen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūgonen Sangatsu" 第56回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2014年10月～2015年3月 [56th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2014 to March 2015] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Aoshima Mirai Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 青嶋未来 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Mirai Aoshima Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Aoshima Mirai Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 青嶋未来 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Mirai Aoshima Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  8. "Shōgi Nyūsu: Dai Yonjūyonkai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 将棋ニュース: 第44回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [Shogi News: 44th Annual Award Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  9. "FIDE profile". FIDE. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  10. "Tokyo Chess Championship results". National Chess Society of Japan. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  11. "Japan Chess Championship results". National Chess Society of Japan. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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