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 4-

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Early life and apprenticeship

Mikio Kariyama was born in Kurashiki on November 12, 2001. He learned how to play

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from his father, and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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under the tutelage of shogi professional

Keita Inoue is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is currently serving as an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association. Early life Keita Inoue was born on January 17, 1964, in Ashiya, Hyōgo. In October 1979, he entered the Japan ...

in September 2014. Kariyama was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2019. He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in September 2021 after tying for first with

Tomoki Yokoyama is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. Early life and education Tomoki Yokoyama was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on January 26, 2000. He learned how to play shogi from his father, and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's ...

in the 69th 3-dan League (April 2021September 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Shogi Professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kariyama is as follows. * 6-

: September 1, 2014 * 3-dan: October 2019 * 4-dan: October 1, 2021

References

External links

* ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Mikio Kariyama
Living people 2001 births Japanese shogi players People from Kurashiki Professional shogi players from Okayama Prefecture {{shogi-stub