Ehoto Osogaguchi

Ehoto Osogaguchi
Native name獺ヶ口笑保人
Born (1999-10-22) October 22, 1999
HometownKumano, Mie, Japan
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2024(2024-10-01) (aged 24)
Badge Number343
Rank4-dan
TeacherNobuo Mori (7-dan)
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class6
Websites
JSA profile page

Ehoto Osogaguchi (獺ヶ口 笑保人, Osogaguchi Ehoto; October 22, 1999) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.

Early life and amateur shogi

Osogaguchi was born in Kumano, Mie, on October 22, 1999.[1] Osogaguchi became interested in shogi after seeing is parents playing the game when he was four years old.[2][3]

In May 2012, Osogaguchi won the inaugural J:COM Cup Sangatsu no Raion All-Japan children's shogi tournament[a] as the representative of the Osaka area as a first-year junior high school student,[5][6][b] and he represented Mie Prefecture in the boy's division of the 33rd All Japan Junior High School Student Invitational Shogi Tournament in August 2012.[7] His family, however, moved from Mie to Osaka after he graduated junior high school.[8]

In June 2013, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional Nobuo Mori.[2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in February 2023, and obtained regular professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2024 after winning the 75th 3-dan League (April–October 2024) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[2][9][10]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Osogaguchi is as follows.[11]

  • 6-kyū: June 2013
  • 3-dan: February 2023
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2024

Personal life

As of September 2024, Osogaguchi is a student at Gunma University's Faculty of Medicine studying to become a doctor,[10][12] specializing in neurology and researching Alzheimer's disease.[13][14] Osogauchi has stated that even though he wanted to become a shogi professional from an early age, he thought the path would be difficult, particularly after getting demoted from apprentice professional 1-kyū to apprentice professional 2-kyū before turning 20 years old;[14][c] so, he also decided to pursue a career in medicine,[10] and passed the entrance exam for Gunma University two years after graduating from high school.[8] He hopes to one day to have careers both as a shogi professional and a doctor.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ The tournament takes its name from the popular Japanese manga series March Comes In like a Lion in which the protagonist is a young shogi player. MSO J:COM (a subsidiary of KDDI) is a main sponsor of the tournament, with additional cooperation given by the Japan Shogi Association and Hakusensha, the publisher of the series.[4]
  2. ^ Osogaguchi is the first winner of the tournament to become a professional shogi player.[5]
  3. ^ Apprentice school rules state aspiring professionals must leave the school if they fail to be obtain promotion to apprentice professional 1-dan by their 21st birthday.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Osogaguchi Ehoto" 棋士データベース: 獺ヶ口笑保人 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ehoto Osogaguchi]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [Announcing the new 4-dans]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). September 7, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Sakai, Takayuki (December 6, 2024). "Shōgi to Igaku no Nitōryū Muzukashii ga Tsuzuketai Naze nara Jibun wa Yokubari na Ningen dakara Kishi de Igakusei･Osogaguchi Ehoto-san" 将棋と医学の二刀流, 難しいが続けたい なぜなら自分は欲張りな人間だから 棋士で医学生･獺ケ口笑保人さん [Shogi professional and medical student Ehoto Osogaguchi says pursung careers in shogi and medicine is difficult, but he wants to continue to do so because he's a "greedy" person.]. Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "Jeikomu-hai Sangatsu no Raion Kodomo Shōgi Taikai" J:COM杯 3月のライオン子ども将棋大会. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Ōtsuka, Yōsuke (October 18, 2024). "Jeikomu-hai Daiikai Zenkoku Taikai Yūshō no Osogaguchi Ehoto Yondan-ra Sannin no Shin Yondan ni Jeikomu-shō wo Zōtei" J:COM杯第1回全国大会優勝の獺ヶ口笑保人四段ら三人の新四段にJ:COM賞を贈呈 [Ehoto Osogaguchi, winner of the first All-Japan J:COM Cup, and two other new professional 4-dans receive the J:COM Award]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "Daiikai Jeikomu-hai Sangatsu no Raion Kodomo Shōgi Taikai" 第1回 J:COM杯3月のライオン子ども将棋大会 [1st J:COM Sangatsu no Rain children's shogi tournament]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "Dai Sanjūsankai Zenkoku Chūgakusei Senbatsu Shogi Senshuken Taikai [Danshi Kesshō Tōnamento]" 第33回全国中学生選抜将棋選手権大会 [男子決勝トーナメント] [33rd All Japan Junior High School Student Invitational Shogi Tournament Boy's Championship Tournament]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Nijūyonsai Igakubuzaiseki, Ishoku no Kishi Tanjō Mie･Kumano Shusshin, Osogaguchi Ehoto" 24歳医学部在籍, 異色の棋士誕生 三重･熊野出身, 獺ケ口笑保人さん [Shogi's new professional Ehoto Osogaguchi from Kumano, Mie is quite unique; the 24-year-old is currently also studying to be a doctor.]. Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). September 7, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  9. ^ "Dai Nanajūgokai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūyonnen Shigatsu kara Nisennijūyonnen Kugatsu" 第75回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2024年4月～2024年9月 [75th apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2024 to September 2024]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "[Shōgi] Osogaguchi Ehoto Shinyondan Mezasu wa Kishi to Ishi to no Nitōryū Shōreikai Sandan Rīgu Saishūkyoku Toppa" [将棋] 獺ケ口笑保人新四段 目指すは棋士と医師との二刀流 奨励会三段リーグ最終局突破. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). September 7, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  11. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Osogaguchi Ehoto Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 獺ヶ口笑保人 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ehoto Osogaguchi Promotion History]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  12. ^ "Ishoku no Shōgi Kishi Tanjō Kokuritsudai Igakubu no Osogaguchi Ehoto Shinyondan" 異色の将棋棋士誕生 国立大医学部の獺ケ口笑保人新四段 [New shogi professional 4-dan Ehoto Osogaguchi is unique in that he's also studying medicine at a national university]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). September 7, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "Ishi to Kishi no Ryōritsu Mezasu Osogaguchi Ehoto-san (Kumano-shi Shusshin) ga Puro ni Shōgikai demo Chūmoku Atsumeru" 医師と棋士の両立目指す 獺ケ口さん (熊野市出身)がプロに 将棋界でも注目集める [New shogi professional Ehoto Osogaguchi from Kumano aims to be both a shogi professional and a doctor, and is attracting the attention of the shogi world]. Yoshino Kumano Shimbun (in Japanese). September 18, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  14. ^ a b Sugimura, Kazumasa (September 7, 2024). "｢Shinkeikagaku wo Kenkyū｣ no Gunma Dai Igakubusei ga Puro Kishi ni Shōreikai Sandan Rīgu" ｢神経科学を研究｣の群馬大医学部生がプロ棋士に 奨励会三段リーグ [Apprentice School 3-dan League: Gunma University medical school student studying neurology becomes shogi professional]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  15. ^ "Shōreikai Kitei Nenrei Seigen" 奨励会規定 年齢制限 [Apprentice school rules: Age limits] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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