Masaki Izumi
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Masaki Izumi | |
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Native name | 泉正樹 |
Born | January 11, 1961 |
Hometown | Nerima |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | August 20, 1980 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 144 |
Rank | 8-dan |
Teacher | (9-dan) |
Meijin class | free |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Masaki Izumi (泉 正樹, Izumi Masaki, January 11, 1961) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Early life[]
Izumi was born on January 11, 1961, in Nerima, Tokyo.[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school under the guidance of shogi professional at the rank of 6-kyū in 1973. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1977 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in August 1980.[2]
Shogi professional[]
Izumi is a member of the so-called Year 55 of the Shōwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami, Osamu Nakamura, Michio Takahashi, Akira Shima, Hiroshi Kamiya, Yasuaki Tsukada, and .[2][3]
(55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 (Izumi became the 51st shogi professional to win 600 official games when he defeated Kōichi Kinoshita in a 59th Ōi tournament preliminary round game on October 4, 2017.[4]
In March 2019, Izumi voluntarily declared himself as a free class player, thus leaving the Meijin tournament league.[5][6][7]
Promotion history[]
Izumi's promotion history is as follows:[8]
- 1973: 6-kyū
- 1977: 1-dan
- 1980, August 20: 4-dan
- 1985, April 26: 5-dan
- 1989, June 23: 6-dan
- 1997, October 9: 7-dan
- 2013, July 4: 8-dan
Awards and honors[]
Izumi received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2005 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years, and the "Shogi Honor Award" in 2017 in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Izumi Masaki" 棋士データベース: 泉 正樹 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masaki Izumi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 16. Retrieved February 19, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Naoe, Ametsugu (January 18, 2017). "Nakamura Osamu Ichimon wo Goshōkai!" 中村修一門をご紹介! [Introducing the Osamu Nakamura "shogi family"!] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Izumi Masaki Hachidan, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tassei" 泉正樹八段, 600勝 (将棋栄誉賞)を達成 [Masaki Izumi 8d wins 600th official game] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. October 5, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Nisenjūkyūnendo kara no Furīkurasu Tenshutsusha" 2019年度からのフリークラス転出者 [Players moving to free class from April 2019] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 3, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Nisenjūkyūnendo kara no Furīkurasu Tenshutsu wo ..." 2019年度からのフリークラス転出を... [Moving to free class from April 2019]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 5, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Waki to Izumi ga Furīkurasu ni" 脇と泉がフリークラスに [Waki and Izumi to free class]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Izumi Masaki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 泉正樹 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masaki Izumi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Izumi Masaki Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 泉正樹 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masaki Izumi Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
External links[]
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Izumi, Masaki
- Japanese shogi players
- Living people
- Professional shogi players
- Professional shogi players from Tokyo
- People from Nerima
- 1961 births