Kentarō Ishii | |
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Native name | 石井健太郎 |
Born | April 13, 1992 |
Hometown | Chiba, Chiba |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2013 | (aged 21)
Badge Number | 293 |
Rank | 7- dan |
Teacher | Kazuharu Shoshi (7-dan) |
Meijin class | B1 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Kentarō Ishii (石井 健太郎, Ishii Kentarō, born April 13, 1992) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan.
Ishii was born on April 13, 1992, in Chiba, Chiba. [1] He became interested in shogi after receiving a shogi set as a present from his grandfather, and started attending a shogi school run by shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi as a kindergartener. [2] [3] Ishii failed the entrance examination for the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school twice before finally passing it and being accepted into the school at the rank of 6- kyū in 2004 under the guidance of Shoshi. [3] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2007, [3] 3-dan in 2010, and finally obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2013 after winning the 53rd 3-dan League with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses. [2] [4]
Ishii's promotion history is as follows: [5]