Keita Kadokura

Keita Kadokura (門倉 啓太, Kadokura Keita, born June 3, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Keita Kadokura
Native name門倉啓太
Born (1987-06-03) June 3, 1987
HometownToshima
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2011(2011-04-01) (aged 23)
Badge Number282
Rank5-dan
TeacherKazuo Ishida (9-dan)
Tournaments won1
Meijin classC1
Ryūō class6
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Kadokura was born in Toshima, Tokyo on June 3, 1987.[1] He learned shogi when he was a third-grade elementary school student from an acquaintance who was a strong amateur player.[2]

Kadokura entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Kazuo Ishida at the rank of 5-kyū in 2000. He was promoted to 1-dan in 2003 and 3-dan in 2005. It took him eleven seasons of 3-dan League play before he obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after tying for first place in the 48th 3-dan League (October 2010  March 2011) in 2011 with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[2][3][4]

Shogi professional

In August 2019, Kadokura defeated Junpei Ide to win the 4th Yamada Challenge Cup. It was Kadokura's first tournament championship as a professional.[5]

Promotion history

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

  • 2000: September: 6-kyū
  • 2005, October: 3-dan
  • 2011, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2016, November 17: 5-dan

References

  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kadokura Keita" 棋士データベース: 門倉啓太 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keita Kadokura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. "Kadokura Keita・Abe Kōru Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 門倉啓太・阿部光瑠 新四段誕生のお知らせ [Keita Kadokura and Kōru Abe are the new 4-dans] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 23, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. "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. 578. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved February 19, 2019 via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. "Dai Yonjūhakkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūnen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūichinen Sangatsu" 第48回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2010年10月~2011年3月 [48th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2010 to March 2011] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  5. "Kadokura Godan, Hatsu V Shōgi・YAMADA Hai" 門倉五段, 初V 将棋・YAMADA杯 [Kadokura 5-dan wins Yamada Cup for first tournament championship as a professional]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). August 26, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kadokura Keita Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 門倉啓太 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keita Kadokura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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