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 6-

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, and a chess player holding the title of

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Early life

Mirai Aoshima was born on February 27, 1995, in

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. He learned how to play shogi when he was about six years old from a shogi book his father bought him. As an elementary school student, he represented Tokyo in the in 2003 and 2005, finishing in ninth place each time.

Shogi professional

Apprentice professional

Aoshima 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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under the tutelage of shogi professional in 2005. 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.

Promotion history

Aoshima's promotion history is as follows: * 6-

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

Awards and honors

Aoshima 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 ...

s for "Best Winning Percentage" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" for 2016.

Chess

Aoshima is a

with a peak FIDE rating of 2361 in September 2019. In 2019, he won the Tokyo Chess Championship and the Japan Chess Championship.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Aoshima, Mirai
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aoshima, Mirai Japanese shogi players Living people Japanese chess players Chess FIDE Masters Azabu High School alumni Professional shogi players from Shizuoka Prefecture 1995 births