Shin'ichirō Hattori

Shin'ichirō Hattori
Native name服部慎一郎
Born (1999-08-02) August 2, 1999
HometownToyama, Japan
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 20)
Badge Number322
Rank7-dan
TeacherShōdo Nakada (7-dan)
Tournaments won3
Meijin classB1
Ryūō class3
Websites
JSA profile page

Shin'ichirō Hattori (服部 慎一郎, Hattori Shin'ichirō; August 2, 1999) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Hattori was born on August 2, 1999, in Toyama, Japan.[1] He became interested in shogi when he was a third-grade elementary school student after hearing his homeroom teacher talk about a shogi tournament for elementary school students; Hattori entered the tournament and lost, but losing made him want to study to become better.[2] He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Shōdo Nakada in April 2013, was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in October 2017 and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 2020 after finishing first in the 66th 3-dan League (October 2019 – March 2020) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][3][4][a]

Shogi professional

Hattori the 11th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament in September 2021 by defeating Akihiro Ida 2 games to 1.[7]

In October–November 2022, Hattori defeated Takayuki Kuroda 2 games to 1 to win the 53rd Shinjin-Ō tournament.[8] Hattori won the tournament for a second time in October 2024 when he defeated Akihiro Takada 2 games to none to win the 55th Shinjin-Ō.[9]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Hattori is as follows.[10]

  • 6-kyū: April 2013
  • 3-dan: October 2017
  • 4-dan: April 1, 2020
  • 5-dan: September 30, 2022[11]
  • 6-dan: April 20, 2023
  • 7-dan: February 5, 2025

Titles and other championships

Hattori has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won three non-title tournaments.[12]

Awards and honors

Hattori won the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" and "Most Games Played" for the April 2022 – March 2023 shogi year,[13] and "Best Winning Percentage" for the April 2024 – March 2025 shogi year.[14]

Notes

  1. ^ Hattori, Hiroki Taniai and women's professional Tomoka Nishiyama all finished with the same record of 14 wins and 4 losses, but Hattori and Taniai were promoted to 4-dan due to their higher initial league rankings. Hattori was awarded first place due to being the highest ranked (second) of the three, while Hattori was awarded second place due to being the next highest ranked (fourth). Nishiyama was ranked twenty-first.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hattori Shinichirō" 棋士データベース: 服部慎一郎 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shinichirō Hattori]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). March 7, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "Dai Rokujūrokkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūkyūnen Jūgatsu kara Nisennijūnen Sangatsu" 第66回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2019年10月～2020年3月 [66th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2019 to March 2020]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  4. ^ Kitano, Arata [in Japanese] (March 31, 2020). "Geneki Tōdaiinsei Rūkī･Taniai Shinyondan Tanjō ｢Enjinia to Kishi no Ryōritsu ga Risō｣" 現役東大院生ルーキー･谷合新四段誕生 ｢エンジニアと棋士の両立が理想｣ [New professional 4-dan and current Tokyo University graduate student Taniai says "being both an engineer and professional shogi player would be ideal"]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "Shōgi Hatsu no ｢Kishi｣ wa Machikoshi Nishiyama Tomoka Sandan" 将棋初の女性 ｢棋士｣ は持ち越し 西山朋佳三段 [Tomoka Nishiyama 3-dan's bid to become the first woman "regular shogi professional" placed on hold]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). March 7, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  6. ^ "Shōgi no Nishiyama Tomoka Sandan, Hatsu no Josei Kishi Narazu" 将棋の西山朋佳三段, 初の女性棋士ならず [Shogi's Tomoka Nishiyama 3-dan misses becoming the first woman awarded regular shogi professional status]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). March 7, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  7. ^ Ihara, Naoki (September 27, 2021). "Shōgi no Daijūikki Kakogawa Seirūsen de Yūshōshita Hattori Shin'ichirō-san" 将棋の第11期加古川青流戦で優勝した服部慎一郎さん [Shin'ichiro Hattori wins the 11th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Shōgi no Shinjin-Ō, Hattori Shin'ichirō Godan ga Seisu" 将棋の新人王戦, 服部慎一郎五段が制す [Shin'ichirō Hattori wins Shinjin-Ō]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  9. ^ Niidoi, Hitoaki (October 21, 2024). "Hattori Shin'ichirō Rokudan ga Nikaime no Yūshō Shōgi Shinjin-Ō-sen Shōritsu Kyūwari Ichibu Sanrin" 服部慎一郎六段が2回目の優勝 将棋新人王戦 勝率9割1分3厘 [Shin'ichirō Hattori 6-dan wins Shinjin-Ō for the second time and improves his winning percentage for this season to 91.3%]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  10. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hattori Shin'ichirō Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 服部慎一郎 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shin'ichirō Hattori Promotion History]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "Hattori Shin'ichirō Yondan ga Godan ni Shōdan" 服部慎一郎四段が五段に昇段 [Shin'ichirō Hattori 4-dan promoted to 5-dan]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hattori Shin'ichirō Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 服部慎一郎 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shin'ichirō Hattori Championship History]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "Daigojūkai Shōgi Taishō Saiyūshūkishishō ni Shijō Sainenshō Rokkan no Fujii Sōta Ōshō wo Sannen Renzoku de Senshutsu" 第50回将棋大賞 最優秀棋士賞に史上最年少6冠の藤井聡太王将を3年連続で選出 [50th Annual Shogi Awards: Sota Fujii Osho, the youngest 6-crown title holder in history, selected 'Player of the Year' for the third year in a row]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "Dai Gojūnikai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 第52回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [52nd Annual Shogi Award Winners]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.


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