Ryūma Tonari
| Ryūma Tonari | |
|---|---|
 Tonari at a human shogi event in November 2017. | |
| Native name | 都成竜馬 |
| Born | January 17, 1990 |
| Hometown | Miyazaki, Miyazaki |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 2016 (aged 26) |
| Badge Number | 304 |
| Rank | 7-dan |
| Teacher | Kōji Tanigawa (9-dan) |
| Tournaments won | 1 |
| Meijin class | C1 |
| Ryūō class | 2 |
| 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.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional[edit]
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 Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament 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 he became the only apprentice professional 3-dan to win the Shinjin-Ō tournament when he defeated shogi professional Tetsuya Fujimori 2 games to 1 for the 44th Shinjin-Ō title in October 2013.[4] Tonari 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[edit]
Tonari invented the Tonari opening, which is named after him.
Promotion history[edit]
Tonari's promotion history is as follows:[6]
- 6-kyū: September 2000
- 3-dan: October 2007
- 4-dan: April 1, 2016
- 5-dan: March 15, 2018
- 6-dan: November 13, 2019
- 7-dan: March 25, 2021
Titles and other championships[edit]
Tonari has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-major title championship.[7]
Awards and honors[edit]
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 Shinjin-Ō tournament.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
