Ryūma Tonari

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Ryūma Tonari
Tonari Ryuma shogi.jpg
Tonari at a  [ja] event in November 2017.
Native name都成竜馬
Born (1990-01-17) January 17, 1990 (age 31)
HometownMiyazaki, Miyazaki
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2016(2016-04-01) (aged 26)
Badge Number304
Rank7-dan
TeacherKōji Tanigawa (9-dan)
Tournaments won1
Meijin classC1
Ryūō class3
Websites
JSA profile page

Ryūma Tonari (都成 竜馬, Tonari Ryūma, born January 17, 1990) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Tonari invented the Tonari opening, which is named after him.

Early life[]

Tonari was born on January 17, 1990, in Miyazaki, Miyazaki.[1] As a young boy, he learned how to play shogi from watching his father and older brother playing each other.[2] In 2000, Tonari defeated fellow future professional Taichi Nakamura to win the 25th  [ja] as a fifth-grade student at Miyazaki Ehira Elementary School.[3][4]

Tonari entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kōji Tanigawa in September 2000. He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2007, and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2016 after winning the 58th 3-dan League with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][5]

Shogi professional[]

In October 2013, Tonari became the only apprentice professional 3-dan to win the  [ja] tournament when he defeated Tetsuya Fujimori 2 games to 1 for the 44th Shinjin-Ō title.[4]

Promotion history[]

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

  • 2000, September: 6-kyū
  • 2007, October: 3-dan
  • 2016, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2018, March 15: 5-dan
  • 2019, November 13: 6-dan
  • 2021, March 25: 7-dan

Titles and other championships[]

Tonari has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-major title championship.[7]

Awards and honors[]

Tonari received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Special Game of the Year" for the 2014 Shogi Year for his game against Mitsunori Makino in the Round 2 of the 46th  [ja] tournament.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tonari Ryūma" 棋士データベース: 都成竜馬 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Tonari] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Shin Yondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 小学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament List of Past Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Shinjin-Ō ni Tonari Sandan Shōreikaiin de Shijōhatsu" 新人王に都成三段 奨励会員で史上初 [New Shinjin-Ō is Tonari 3d, the first apprentice professional to win the tournament.]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). October 22, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dai Gojūhakkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūgonen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūrokunen Sangatsu" 第58回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2015年10月～2016年3月 [58th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2015 to March 2016] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tonari Ryūma Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 都成竜馬 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Tonari Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tonari Ryūma Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 都成竜馬 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Tonari Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tonari Ryūma Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 都成竜馬 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Tonari Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Dai Yonjūnikai Shōgi Taishō Hyōshōshiki･Shōdansha Menjō Juyoshiki no Moyō" 第42回将棋大賞表彰式･昇段者免状授与式の模様 [42nd Annual Shogi Awards and Promotion Certificates Presentation Ceremony] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

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