Kōichi Kodama

Kōichi Kodama
Native name児玉孝一
Born (1951-02-21) February 21, 1951 (age 73)
HometownKitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusJuly 7, 1980(1980-07-07) (aged 29)
Badge Number141
Rank8 dan
RetiredAugust 10, 2011(2011-08-10) (aged 60)
TeacherShimei Okazaki [ja]
Career record394–526 (.428)[1]
Websites
JSA profile page

Kōichi Kodama (児玉 孝一, Kodama Kōichi, born February 21, 1951) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional

Kōichi Kodama was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on February 21, 1951.[2] As a high school student, he was a member of a Fukuoka Prefectural Yahata Chuo High School [ja] team that won the team competition of the 4th All Japan Senior High School Shogi Championship [ja] in 1968,[3][4] and later went on to represent Fukuoka Prefecture in the Amateur Meijin Tournament [ja].[4]

In October 1971, Kodama was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 3-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Shimei Okazaki [ja].[4] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1974 and finally obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in January 1980.[4]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

Kodama's promotion history is as follows:[5]

  • 3-kyū: 1971
  • 1-dan: 1974
  • 4-dan: January 7, 1980
  • 5-dan: April 1, 1983
  • 6-dan: April 1, 1985
  • 7-dan: January 18, 1996
  • Retired: August 10, 2011[6]
  • 2016, April 1: 8-dan[7]

Awards and honors

Kodama received the following Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards during his career: the Kōzō Masuda Award for 2002–2003, and the "Special Game of the Year" for 2009–2010.[8] His "Masuda Award" was for his development of the Crab Silvers opening.[4]

Kodama also received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2004.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Shōkai: Kodama Kōichi Hachidan" 棋士紹介: 児玉孝一 八段 [Player introduction: Kōichi Kodama 8d] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kodama Kōichi" 棋士データベース: 児玉孝一 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōichi Kodama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Zenkoku Kōtōgakkō Shōgi Senshuken Taikai: Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 全国高等学校将棋選手権大会: 歴代優勝者一覧 [All Japan Senior High School Shogi Championship: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Shichidan Kodama Kōichi" 七段 児玉孝一 [Kōichi Kodama 7-dan]. Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 594. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kodama Kōichi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 児玉孝一 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōichi Kodama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Kodama Kōichi Shichidan ga Intai" 児玉孝一七段が引退 [Kōichi Kodama 7d retires] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. August 11, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Shōdan･Intai Kishi no Oshirase" 昇段･引退棋士のお知らせ [Promotions and retirements announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kodama Kōichi Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 児玉孝一 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōichi Kodama Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kodama Kōichi Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 児玉孝一 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōichi Kodama Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 22, 2018.