Takashi Ikenaga (池永 天志, Ikenaga Takashi, April 20, 1993) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Takashi Ikenaga
Native name池永天志
Born (1993-04-20) April 20, 1993 (age 31)
HometownOsaka
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2018(2018-04-01) (aged 24)
Badge Number314
Rank6-dan
TeacherKenji Kobayashi (9-dan)
Tournaments won2
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class4
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life and apprentice professional

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Ikenaga was born in Osaka on April 20, 1993.[1] He learned how to play shogi from a book his father bought for him when he was first grade elementary school student.[2]

In September 2006, Ikenaga was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kenji Kobayashi.[2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2010, and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 2018 tying for first with Kōhei Hasebe in the 62nd 3-dan League (October 2017 – March 2018) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[3]

Shogi professional

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In October 2019, Ikenaga defeated apprentice professional 3-dan Shin'ichirō Hattori 2 games to 1 to win the 9th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament [ja].[4] In October 2020, Ikenaga defeated apprentice professional 3-dan Yūki Saitō 2 games to none to win the 51st Shinjin-Ō [ja] tournament.[5]

Promotion history

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

  • 6-kyū: September 2006
  • 3-dan: April 2010
  • 4-dan: April 1, 2018
  • 5-dan: April 3, 2021
  • 6-dan: April 17, 2024

Titles and other championships

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Ikenaga has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won two non-major title championships.[7]

Awards and honors

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Ikenaga won the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" for the 2020–2021 shogi year.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ikenaga Takashi" 棋士データベース: 池永天志 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takashi Ikenaga] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dai Rokujūnikai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūnananen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūhachinen Sangatsu" 第62回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2017年9月~2018年3月 [62nd apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2017 to March 2018] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Niidoi, Hitoaki (October 20, 2019). "Shōgi・Kakogawa Seiryūsen, Ikenaga Takashi Yondan ga Hatsu Yūshō" 将棋・加古川青流戦, 池永天志四段が初優勝 [Takashi Ikenaga 4d wins Kakogawa Seiryū to for first tournament championship as a professional]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Shōgi Shinjin Ō ni Ikenaga Yondan Dai Gojūikki" 将棋新人王に池永四段 第51期 [Ikenaga 4d wins shogi's 51st Shinjin-Ō]. Shimbun Akahata (in Japanese). Japanese Communist Party. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ikenaga Takashi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 池永天志 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takashi Ikenaga Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ikenaga Takashi Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 池永天志 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takashi Ikenaga Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dai Yonjūhakkai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 第48回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [48th Annual Shogi Awards Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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