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 7-
dan
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Early life
Yasuaki Murayama was born on May 9, 1984, in
Hino, Tokyo
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. He learned how to play shogi from his grandfather when he was 5 years old, and won the 20th in 1995.
Murayama was accepted into the
Japan Shogi Association
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's
apprentice school at the rank of 6-
kyū
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as a
protegee
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of shogi professional in September 1995 and was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in July 1998. Murayama obtained
full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2003 for winning the
33rd 3-dan League (April 2003September 2003) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.
Shogi professional
Murayama won his first tournament as a professional in October 2007 when he defeated
Ryōsuke Nakamura 2 games to none to win the 38th title. In March 2016, Murayama defeated
Shōta Chida
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan. Chida is known for his novel research into shogi opening theory using computer shogi engines.
Early life
Shōta Chida was born on April 10, 1994, in Minoh, Osaka. He learned how to play sh ...
to win the
65th NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament.
In 2015, Murayama was one of five shogi professional selected to play
a match against the five top shogi computers in the "Shogi Denousen Final", the final part of the
Denou series of matches. Murayama lost Game 4 in 97 moves to
Ponanza.
Promotion history
The promotion history for Murayama is as follows:
*1995: 6-
kyū
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*1998: 1-dan
*2003, October 1: 4-dan
*2007, December 14: 5-dan
*2012, May 17: 6-dan
*2014, March 13: 7-dan
Titles and other championships
Murayama has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the in 2007 and
NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament in 2015.
Awards and honors
Murayama received the Japan Shogi Association
Annual Shogi Awards
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" (2007) and "Best Winning Percentage" (2007 and 2013).
References
External links
*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Murayama, Yasuaki
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1984 births
Japanese shogi players
Living people
People from Hino, Tokyo
Professional shogi players
Professional shogi players from Tokyo Metropolis
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