Tetsurō Itodani

Tetsurō Itodani (糸谷 哲郎, Itodani Tetsurō, born October 5, 1988) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan and former Ryūō title holder.

Tetsurō Itodani
Itodani at a human shogi event in November 2016.
Native name糸谷哲郎
Born (1988-10-05) October 5, 1988
HometownHiroshima
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2006(2006-04-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number260
Rank8 dan
TeacherNobuo Mori
Major titles won1
Tournaments won1
Meijin classA
Ryūō class1
Websites
JSA profile page

Itodani, together with Akira Inaba, Masayuki Toyoshima and Akihiro Murata, is one of four Kansai-based young shogi professionals who are collectively referred to as the "Young Kansai Big Four" (関西若手四天王 Kansai Wakate Shitennō).[1]

Early life and education

Itodani was born in Hiroshima, Japan on October 5, 1988.[2] He learned how to play shogi when he was five years old[3] and he won the 1st and 2nd Elementary School Ōshō tournaments for grades 1 to 3 in 1995 and 1996 as an elementary school student.[4] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in October 1998 at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Nobuo Mori. He was promoted to 1-dan in February 2003[5] and to 3-dan in 2004.

From October 2004 to March 2005, he participated in the 36th 3-dan League finishing in fourth place with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[6] The following season in the 37th 3-dan League (April 2005 – September 2005), he finished in third place with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses and earned one "promotion point" towards professional status.[7] He obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2006 after winning the 38th 3-dan League (October 2005 – March 2006) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[5][8]

Itodani continued to attend private junior and senior high schools in Hiroshima prefecture while attempting to become shogi professional.[3] A year after turning professional, Itodani was accepted into Osaka University in 2007 majoring in philosophy.[9][10] He moved from Hiroshima to Minoh, Osaka and continued to pursue his education as an active shogi professional.[3] After completing his undergraduate studies in 2011, Itodani enrolled in the university's graduate school to continue his study of philosophy, particularly his research of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. He received his Master of Arts in March 2017 becoming the first major-title winner to receive an advanced academic degree.[11]

Promotion history

The promotion history of Itodani is as follows:[12]

  • 1998: 6-kyū
  • 2006, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2008, May 1: 5-dan
  • 2012, January 12: 6-dan
  • 2014, September 8: 7-dan
  • 2014, December 4: 8-dan

Titles and other championships

Itodani has appeared in major title matches three times. He defeated Toshiyuki Moriuchi in 2014 to win the 27th Ryūō title for his only major title victory.[13] He also won the 37th Shinjin-Ō in October 2006 for his only non-major-title tournament championship.[14] Itodani actually started the 37th Shinjin-Ō tournament while still an apprentice professional 3-dan, but was promoted to professional 4-dan during the tournament.[15][16]

Awards and honors

Itodani was awarded the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" in 2006 and "Excellent Player" in 2014.[17]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Itodani has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money/game fee rankings twice times since turning professional: second in 2015 with JPY 55,310,000 in earnings and fourth in 2016 with JPY 35,430,000 in earnings.[18][19]

References
  1. Murase, Shinya; Fukamatsu, Shinji (February 26, 2017). "Inaba Hachidan, Dōseidai ni mo Mare Meijin Chōsenken "Mada Jikkan Nai"" 稲葉八段, 同世代にもまれ名人挑戦権 ｢まだ実感ない｣ [Inaba 8d, earns the rare right for a player of his generation to challenge for the Meijin title: "It still does not seem real"]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō" 棋士データベース: 糸谷哲郎 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  3. Niidoi, Hitoaki (January 30, 2017). "Itodani Tetsurō Hachidan Chigau Moderu no Kishi ni" 糸谷哲郎八段 違うモデルの棋士に [Testurō Itodani 8-dan, a different type of shogi professional]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  4. "Ōyama Meijinhai Sodatsu Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen: Kako no Taikai no Yūshōsha" 大山名人杯争奪全国小学生倉敷王将戦:過去の大会の優勝者 [Ōyama Meijin Cup All-Japan Elementary Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament: Past Winners] (in Japanese). Kurashiki City. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  5. "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 [Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 571. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. "Daisanjūrokkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第36回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [36th 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  7. "Daisanjūnanakai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第37回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [37th 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  8. "Daisanjūhakkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第38回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [38th 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  9. Kono, Hideaki (March 29, 2017). "｢Shogi mo Testugaku mo Murinaku Watashi no Naka ni...｣ Handai de Bungakushūshi no Shōgikishi Itodani Tetsurō Hachidan" ｢将棋も哲学も無理なく私の中に...｣ 阪大で文学修士, 将棋棋士の糸谷哲郎八段 [Osaka University M.A. student shogi professional Tetsurō Itodani 8-dan says: "Shogi and Philosophy both come easy to me".]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). p. 1. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  10. "Handaisei･Itodani Testurō-san ga Shōgi no ｢Ryūō｣!" 阪大生･糸谷哲郎さんが将棋の｢竜王｣に! [Osaka University student Tetsurō Itodani becomes Shogi's Ryūō!] (in Japanese). Osaka University. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  11. Niidoi, Hitoaki (March 17, 2017). "Itodani Hachidan, Bungakushushi ni Handaiin de Haidegga Kenkyu" 糸谷八段, 文学修士に 阪大院でハイデッガー研究 [Itodani receives Masters from Osaka University Graduate School for Heideggar research]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). p. 1. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  12. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 糸谷哲郎 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  13. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 糸谷哲郎 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  14. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 糸谷哲郎 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  15. "Daisanjūnanaki Shinjinōsen Yū-Nijūroku" 第37期新人王戦 U-26 [37th Shinjin-Ō Tournament Under 26] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  16. "Daisanjūnanaki Shinjinōsen Yū-Nijūroku Yodandōshi, Hatsu no Taiketsu Kesshō Sanbanshōbu Muika kara" 第37期将棋新人王戦U-26 四段同士, 初の対決 決勝3番勝負 6日から [37th Shinjin-Ō Tournament Under 26: Two 4-dans meet for the first time in the 3-game match starting on the 6th.]. Shimbun Akahata (in Japanese). Japanese Communist Party. October 3, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  17. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Itodani Tetsurō Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 糸谷哲郎 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tetsurō Itodani Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  18. "2015nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2015年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2015 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 5, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  19. "2016nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2016年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2016 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
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