Reo Kurosawa (黒沢 怜生, Kurosawa Reo, born March 7, 1992) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Reo Kurosawa
Native name黒沢怜生
Born (1992-03-07) March 7, 1992 (age 32)
HometownKumagaya, Saitama
Nationality[
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2014(2014-10-01) (aged 22)
Badge Number298
Rank6-dan
TeacherMichio Takahashi (9-dan)
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class4
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional

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Kurosawa was born on March 7, 1992, in Kumagaya, Saitama.[1] He learned how to play shogi at when he was elementary school first-grade student at a local children's center.[2] In 2001, he finished runner-up in the 26th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] as a fourth grader,[3] and reached the semi-finals of the 27th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament held the following year as a fifth grader.[4][5] As a sixth grader in 2003, Kurosawa tied for third place at the 2nd Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament [ja],[6] 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 Michio Takahashi.[2]

Kurosawa was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2010, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2014 after finishing tied for first in the 55th 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[2][7]

Shogi professional

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Promotion history

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The promotion history for Kurosawa is as follows:[8]

  • 6-kyū: September 2003
  • 3-dan: October 2010
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2014
  • 5-dan: May 13, 2016
  • 6-dan: March 18, 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kurosawa Reo" 棋士データベース: 黒沢怜生 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Reo Kurosawa] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Masuda Yasuhiro Sandan to Kurosawa Reo Sandan ga Yondan ni Shōdan" 増田康宏三段と黒沢怜生三段が四段に昇段 [Yasuhiro Masuda 3d and Reo Kurosawa 3d promoted to 4d] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 13, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dai Nijūrokkai Shōgakusei Meijinsen" 第26回小学生将棋名人戦 [26th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2001. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dai Nijūnanakai Shōgakusei Meijinsen" 第27回小学生将棋名人戦 [27th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dai Nijūnanakai Shōgakusei Meijinsen: Daihyō Ichiran" 第27回小学生名人戦 [代表選手一覧] [28th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Participants list] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Dai Nikai Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen" 第2回全国小学生倉敷王将戦 [2nd All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Dai Gojūgokai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第55回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [55th Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kurosawa Reo Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 黒沢怜生 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Reo Kurosawa Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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