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 playe ...

ranked 7- dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Kōsuke Tamura was born on March 16, 1976, in

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. He won the in 1987 when he was a sixth-grade student at Ōkubo Elementary School, defeating fellow future shogi professional Kensuke Kitahama in the final. In November 1987, Tamura entered the

Japan Shogi Association The , or JSA, is the primary organizing body for professional shogi in Japan. The JSA sets the professional calendar, negotiates sponsorship and media promotion deals, helps organize tournaments and title matches, publishes shogi-related materia ...

's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a protegee of shogi professional

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. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1991, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1995.

Shogi professional

Tamura defeated

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2 games to 1 to win the 34th in October 2003.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Tamura is as follows: * 6-

: 1987 * 1-dan: 1991 * 4-dan: October 1, 1995 * 5-dan: September 8, 2000 * 6-dan: June 8, 2005 * 7-dan: March 4, 203

Titles and other championships

Tamura has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won one non-major shogi championships during his career.

Awards and honors

Tamura received the Japan Shogi Association

Annual Shogi Award The Annual Shogi Awards (将棋大賞 ''shōgi taishō'') are a number of prizes awarded yearly by the Japan Shogi Association to professional and amateur shogi players who have achieved particular success. The first Annual Shogi Awards were pre ...

for "Best New Player" for the 20034 shogi year.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Tamura, Kosuke
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