Akihiro Murata

Akihiro Murata
Native name村田顕弘
Born (1986-07-14) July 14, 1986 (age 38)
HometownUozu, Toyama
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2007(2007-10-01) (aged 21)
Badge Number267
Rank6-dan
TeacherShōdō Nakada [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin classC1
Ryūō class4
Websites
JSA profile page

Akihiro Murata (村田 顕弘, Murata Akihiro, born July 14, 1986) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Early life and apprentice professional

Murata was born on July 14, 1986, in Uozu, Toyama.[1] He learned how to play shogi when he was about five years old from his father.[2] In 1998, Murata took the entrance exam for the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school, but failed;[3] he tried again the following year and was accepted at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Shōdō Nakada [ja].[3][4]

Murata was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2004 at the age of eighteen,[3] and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan three years later after winning the 41st 3-dan League with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[2][3][4][5]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

Murata's promotion history is as follows:[6]

  • 6-kyū: September 1999
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2007
  • 5-dan: March 6, 2012
  • 6-dan: November 7, 2017

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murata Akihiro" 棋士データベース: 村田顕弘 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akihiro Murata] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Murata Akihiro･Oikawa Takuma Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 村田顕弘･及川拓馬 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dan announced: Akihiro Murata and Takuma Oikawa] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 17, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行 [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 56. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Kishi Meikan: Godan Murata Akihiro" 棋士名鑑: 五段 村田 顕弘 [Player Directory: Akihiro Murata 5-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. 576. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Dai Yonjūikkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennananen Shigatsu kara Nisennananen Kugatsu" 第41回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2007年4月～2007年9月 [41st apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2007 to September 2007] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murata Akihiro Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 村田顕弘 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akihiro Murata Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2019.