Hirotoshi Ueno

Hirotoshi Ueno
Native name上野裕寿
Born (2003-05-05) May 5, 2003 (age 21)
HometownKakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2023(2023-10-01) (aged 23)
Badge Number340
Rank4-dan
TeacherKeita Inoue (9-dan)
Tournaments won2
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class6
Websites
JSA profile page

Hirotoshi Ueno (上野 裕寿, Ueno Hirotoshi, May 5, 2003) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional

Ueno was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on May 5, 2003.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father at the age of five,[2] and began taking classes taught by shogi professional Keita Inoue at the Kakogawa Shogi Club as a first-grade elementary school student.[3] As a third-grade elementary school student, he won the lower division (Grades 1 to 3) of the 11th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament [ja] (August 2012).[4] As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished tied for third place in the 40th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] (April 2015)[5] and was runner up in the 4th J:Com Cup All Japan Kids Tournament (August 2015).[6] The following month, Ueno was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school under the sponsorship of Inoue at the rank of 6-kyū.[2][3]

Ueno obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in September 2023 after finishing second in the 73rd 3-dan League (April 2023 – September 2023) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[7][8]

Shogi professional

In October 2023, Ueno defeated Nagisa Fujimoto 2 games to 1 to win 54th Shinjin-Ō [ja] tournament. Ueno's win came in only third game since obtaining professional status, making him the fastest ever to win a official tournament since turning professional.[9]

In October 2024, Ueno defeated Reo Okabe 2 games to none to win the 14th Kakogawa Seiryū [ja] tournament.[10]

Ueno was one of the five professionals assigned by the JSA to be opponents for women's shogi professional Tomoka Nishiyama during her Professional Admission Test. Ueno faced Nishiyama in Game 3 of her test on November 8, 2024, and won the game in 109 moves.[11]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Ueno is as follows.[12]

  • 3-dan: October 2018
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2023

Titles and other championships

Ueno has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won two non-title tournaments.[13]

Awards and honours

In January 2024, Ueno was named a "Ambassador for Tourism" by the Kakogawa City Tourism Association.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueno Hirotoshi" 棋士データベース: 上野裕寿 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotoshi Ueno] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 9, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Niidoi, Hiroaki (November 27, 2023). "Shōgi Ueno Hirotoshi Yondan (Hatachi)" 将棋 上野裕寿四段 (20) [Shogi's Hirotoshi Ueno 4-dan (20 years old)]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Daijūikkai Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen" 第11回全国小学生倉敷王将戦 [11th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Shōgakukan･Shūeisha Hai Dai Yonjūkai Kinen Shōgakusei Meijinsen <Kesshō Taikai> Kaisai Hōkoku" 小学館･集英社杯 第40回記念 小学生将棋名人戦 <決勝大会> 開催報告 [Event Report: Shogakukan･Shueisha Cup 40th Anniversary Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament (Championship Tournament)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 20, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Daiyonkai Taikai (Nisenjūgonen)" 第4回大会 (2015年) [4th Annual Tournament (2015)] (in Japanese). JCOM. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Chūgakusei Kishi Tanjō wa Mochikoshi Miyajima, Ueno ga Shōgi Kishi ni Shōreikai Sandan Rīgu" 中学生棋士誕生は持ち越し 宮嶋, 上野が将棋棋士に 奨励会三段リーグ [Shogi Apprentice Professional 3-dan League: Birth of a new junior high school shogi professional placed on hold as Miyajima and Ueno obtain professional status]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). September 9, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Dai Nanajūsankai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūsannen Shigatsu kara Nisennijūsannen Kugatsu" 第73回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2023年4月～2023年9月 [73rd Apprentice School 3-dan League: April 2023 to September 2023] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Matsuura, Takashi (October 31, 2023). "[Shinjin-Ō-sen] Ueno Hirotoshi Yondan Puro Sansenme de Shinjin-Ō Taitoru Sōta Fujii Hachikankoe" [新人王戦] 上野裕寿四段プロ3戦目で新人王タイトル獲得 藤井聡太8冠超え｢結果出せよかった｣ [Hirotoshi Ueno wins the Shinjin-Ō in his third game as a professional to surpass Sota Fujii 8-crown; Ueno says he's happy about the result]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ueno Yondan Fujii Koe no Debyū no Ichinenamari de Nidome Kisen Yūshō Shusshinchi Kisen no Kakogawa Seiryūsen de Okabe Yondan ni Nirenshō" 上野四段 藤井超えのデビュー1年余りで2度目棋戦優勝 出身地棋戦の加古川青流戦で岡部四段に2連勝 [Ueno 4-dan wins his hometown's Kakogawa Seiryū tournament by defeating Okabe 4-dan 2 games to none. Ueno's win is his second non-title championship in a little more than a year since he turned professional which surpasses what Sōta Fujii achieved in his debut year]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). October 14, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "Shōgi Nishiyama Joryū Sankan Puro Hennyūshiken Gobanshōbu Daisankyoku de Yabure Atonakunaru" 将棋 西山女流三冠 プロ編入五番勝負第3局で敗れあとなくなる [Women's shogi professional 3-crown Nishiyama loses Game 3 of her best-of-five Professional Admission Test which leaves her one loss from failing the test]. NHK News Web (in Japanese). November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueno Hirotoshi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 上野裕寿 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotoshi Ueno Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueno Hirotoshi Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 上野裕寿 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotoshi Ueno Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "Puro Kishi･Ueno Hirotoshi Yondan ni Kakogawa Kankō Taishi wo Ishokushimashita" プロ棋士･上野裕寿四段に加古川観光大使を委嘱しました [Professional shogi player Hirotoshi Ueno 4-dan named Kakogawa Ambassador for Tourism]. Kakogawa Tourism Association (in Japanese). January 16, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.