is a Japanese
professional shogi player
A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players.
There are two categories of professional player ...
ranked 5-
dan
Dan or DAN may refer to:
People
* Dan (name), including a list of people with the name
** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark
* Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa
**Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoir ...
.
Early life
Kadokura was born in
Toshima, Tokyo on June 3, 1987. He learned shogi when he was a
third-grade elementary school student from an acquaintance who was a strong amateur player.
Kadokura entered the
Japan Shogi Association's
apprentice school as a student of shogi professional at the rank of 5-
kyū in 2000. He was promoted to 1-dan in 2003 and 3-dan in 2005. It took him eleven seasons of
3-dan League play before he obtained
full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after tying for first place in the 48th 3-dan League (October 2010March 2011) in 2011 with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.
Shogi professional
In August 2019, Kadokura defeated
Junpei Ide
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi, dan.
Shogi professional
In October 2016, Ide defeated apprentice professional 3-dan Yūta Ishikawa 2 games to 1 to win the 6th . Ide made it to the championship ...
to win the 4th . It was Kadokura's first tournament championship as a professional.
Promotion history
Kadokura's
promotion history is as follows:
* 6-
kyū: September 2000
* 3-dan: October 2005
* 4-dan: April 1, 2011
* 5-dan: November 17, 2016
References
External links
*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Kadokura, Keita
Japanese shogi players
Living people
Professional shogi players
Professional shogi players from Tokyo
1987 births
People from Toshima
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