Yoshiyuki Kubota

Yoshiyuki Kubota
Native name	窪田義行
Born	(1972-05-18) May 18, 1972 (age 53)
Hometown	Adachi, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1994(1994-04-01) (aged 21)
Badge Number	210
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Motoji Hanamura  [ ja ] (9-dan)
Meijin class	C2
Ryūō class	5
Websites
JSA profile page
Official website

Yoshiyuki Kubota (窪田 義行, Kubota Yoshiyuki; born May 18, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional

Yoshiyuki Kubota was born in Adachi, Tokyo on May 18, 1972. ^[1] In 1984, he won the 9th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament  [ ja ], and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Motoji Hanamura  [ ja ]. ^{[2] [3]} He was promoted to 1-dan in 1988, and full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994. ^[2]

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Promotion history

The promotion history for Kubota is as follows: ^[4]

• 6-kyū: 1984
• 1-dan: 1988
• 4-dan: April 1, 1994
• 5-dan: August 1, 1998
• 6-dan: January 22, 2007
• 7-dan: June 1, 2016

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association . Retrieved May 30, 2018.
2. "Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Kubota Yoshiyuki" 棋士名鑑: 六段 窪田 義行 [Player Directory: Yoshiyuki Kubota 6-dan]. 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 568. ISBN   978-4-8399-5175-7 . Retrieved May 30, 2018– via Google Books.
3. "Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 小学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kubota, Yoshiyuki
• 義七郎武藏國日記 (本人更新のブログ) · Kubota's blog (in Japanese)