Yoshiyuki Kubota

Yoshiyuki Kubota
Yoshiyuki Kubota
Native name	窪田義行
Born	May 18, 1972 (age 49)
Hometown	Adachi, Tokyo
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1994 (aged 21)
Badge Number	210
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	[ja] (9-dan)
Meijin class	B2
Ryūō class	5
Websites
	JSA profile page
	Official website

Yoshiyuki Kubota (窪田義行, Kubota Yoshiyuki, born May 18, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.^[1]

Early life[]

Yoshiyuki Kubota was born in Adachi, Tokyo on May 18, 1972.^[2] In 1984, he won the 9th [ja], 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 [ja].^[3]^[4] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1988, and full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.^[3]

Promotion history[]

The promotion history for Kubota is as follows:^[5]

1984: 6-kyū
1988: 1-dan
1994, April 1: 4-dan
1998, August 1: 5-dan
2007, January 22: 6-dan
2016, June 1: 7-dan

References[]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 平成26年版将棋年鑑 2014 [Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 568. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 30, 2018 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "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 Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

External links[]

ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kubota, Yoshiyuki
義七郎武藏國日記 (本人更新のブログ) · Kubota's blog

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[1] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

[2] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

[2014yearbook-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 平成26年版将棋年鑑 2014 [Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 568. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 30, 2018 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[4] "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 Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

[5] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubota Yoshiyuki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 窪田義行昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yoshiyuki Kubota Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

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