Yūjirō Takahashi

This article is about the professional shogi player. For the professional wrestler, see Yujiro Takahashi.
Yūjirō Takahashi
Native name高橋佑二郎
Born (1999-07-09) July 9, 1999
HometownFunabashi,Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2024(2024-10-01) (aged 25)
Badge Number342
Rank4-dan
TeacherJun'ichi Kase (7-dan)
Tournaments won1
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class6
Websites
JSA profile page

Yūjirō Takahashi (高橋 佑二郎, Takahashi Yūjirō; July 9, 1999) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.

Early life and amateur shogi

Takahashi was born in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on July 9, 1999.[1] Takahashi became interested in shogi after seeing is father and older brother playing the game.[2] In September 2011, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional Jun'ichi Kase.[2][3] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in September 2020, and obtained regular professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2024 after finishing second in the 74th 3-dan League (October 2023 – March 2024) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][4][5][6] Takahashi became the first person from Funabashi in 39 years to become a professional shogi player and just the second overall.[7][a]

Shogi professional

Takahashi's debut as a professional began with two consecutive wins in the 1st preliminary round of the 96th Kisei tournament on May 21, 2024: first he defeated Hideyuki Takano in the morning session and then he defeated Kei Honda in the afternoon session.[6] His winning streak, however, ended at two when he lost to apprentice professional 3-dan Naoki Koreeda in the first round of 14th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament on June 8, 2024; the pair actually played two games: the first one ended in impasse and Takahashi lost the replay game in 130 moves.[8]

In September 2024, Takahashi was chosen to be the opponent for women's shogi professional Tomoka Nishiyama in Game One of her Professional Admission Test; he lost the game in 132 moves.[9][10]　

Promotion history

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

  • 6-kyū: September 2011
  • 3-dan: September 2020
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2024

Notes

  1. ^ Kazuharu Shoshi, who was born in Tokyo but raised in Funabashi, became the first in 1985.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takahashi Yūjirō" 棋士データベース: 高橋佑二郎 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yūjirō Takahashi]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 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). March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  3. ^ Maruyama, Susumu (March 9, 2024). "Yamakawa Taiki, Takahashi Yūjirō Ryōsandan ga Puro Kishi ni Shōgi Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 山川泰熙, 高橋佑二郎両三段がプロ棋士に 将棋奨励会三段リーグ戦 [Shogi Apprentice School 3-dan League: Taiki Yamakawa 3-dan and Yūjirō Takahashi 3-dan obtain regular professional status.]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  4. ^ Seto, Kanon (March 9, 2024). "Shōgi no Yamakawa Taiki Sandan to Takahashi Yūjirō Sandan ga Puro Iri Kimeru Yamakawa ｢Nagase Kudan no Senaka wo Mite ...｣" 将棋の山川泰煕三段と高橋佑二郎三段がプロ入り決める 山川 ｢永瀬九段の背中を見て...｣ [Taiki Yamakawa 3-dan and Yūjirō Takahashi 3-dan obtain professional status.]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "Dai Nanajūyonkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūsannnen Jūgatsu kara Nisennijūyonnen Sangatsu" 第74回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2023年10月～2024年3月 [74th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2023 to March 2024]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Tanaka, Yūsuke (June 5, 2024). "Takahashi Yūjirō Yondan ga Kiseisen Ichijiyosen de Debyū, Nirenshō ｢Saseru Yorokobi Kamishimenagara Saseta｣" 高橋佑二郎四段が棋聖戦1次予選でデビュー, 2連勝 ｢指せる喜びかみしめながら指せた｣ [Yūjirō Takahashi 4-dan debuts with two straight wins in the prelimenary round of the Kisei tournament and says he was "really able to have fun playing"]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Otakichū Shusshin no Takahashi Yūjirō-san ga Puro Kishi ni Funabashi-shi dewa Sanjūkyūnenburi Futarime" 御滝中出身の高橋佑二郎さんがプロ棋士に 船橋市では39年ぶり2人目 [Otaki Junior High School graduate Yūjirō Takahashi is the first person in 39 years and the second overall from Funabashi to become a professional shogi player]. Funabashi Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). July 14, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "｢Manatsu no Kajitsu｣ Nesshō no Takahashi Yondan Kakogawa Seiryūsen de Jishōgi no Sashinaoshi no Sue ni Haitai Renjitsu Chūmoku Abiru mo Hishadoku Ikasezu" ｢真夏の果実｣ 熱唱の高橋四段 加古川青流戦で持将棋指し直しの末に敗退 連日注目浴びるも飛車得生かせず [Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament: Takahashi 4-dan, who was still in the spotlight the day after introducing himself with a passionate rendition of Southern All Stars song "Manatsu no Kajitsu" at the Japan Shogi Association's annual general meeting, loses his impasse replay game despite being up a rook]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). June 8, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  9. ^ "Ōsaka Shusshin Nishiyama Tomoka Joryū Sankan ga Puro Kishi Hennyūshiken no Shosen wo Shiroboshi" 大阪出身 西山朋佳女流三冠がプロ棋士編入試験の初戦を白星 [Osaka native women's professional 3-crown Tomoka Nishiyama wins Game 1 of her Professional Admission Test]. NHK News Web (in Japanese). September 10, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Nishiyama Tomoka Joryū Sankan ni Yabureta Takahashi Yūjirō Yondan ｢Oshihiki ni Tsuyosa wo Kanjita｣ Kishi Hennyū Shiken Goban Shōbu Dai Ikkyoku" 西山朋佳女流3冠に敗れた高橋佑二郎四段 ｢押し引きに強さを感じた｣ 棋士編入試験5番勝負第1局 [Game 1 of the best-of-five Professional Admission Test: Yūjirō Takahashi defeated by women's professional 3-crown Tomoka Ishikawa says "he could feel how strong she was in both attacking and defending"]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). September 10, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  11. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takahashi Yūjirō Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 高橋佑二郎 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yūjirō Takahashi Promotion History]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2025.
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