Ryūma Tonari
| Ryūma Tonari | |
|---|---|
 Tonari at a human shogi event in November 2017. | |
| Native name | 都成竜馬 |
| Born | January 17, 1990 |
| Hometown | Miyazaki, Miyazaki |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 2016 (aged 26) |
| Badge Number | 304 |
| Rank | 7-dan |
| Teacher | Kōji Tanigawa (9-dan) |
| Tournaments won | 1 |
| Meijin class | C1 |
| Ryūō class | 2 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Ryūma Tonari (都成 竜馬, Tonari Ryūma; born January 17, 1990) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional
[edit | edit source]Tonari was born on January 17, 1990, in Miyazaki, Miyazaki.[1] As a young boy, he learned how to play shogi from watching his father and older brother playing each other.[2] In 2000, Tonari defeated fellow future professional Taichi Nakamura to win the 25th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament as a fifth-grade student at Miyazaki Ehira Elementary School.[3][4]
Tonari entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kōji Tanigawa in September 2000. He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2007, and he became the only apprentice professional 3-dan to win the Shinjin-Ō tournament when he defeated shogi professional Tetsuya Fujimori 2 games to 1 for the 44th Shinjin-Ō title in October 2013.[4] Tonari obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2016 after winning the 58th 3-dan League with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][5]
Shogi professional
[edit | edit source]Tonari invented the Tonari opening, which is named after him.
Promotion history
[edit | edit source]Tonari's promotion history is as follows:[6]
- 6-kyū: September 2000
- 3-dan: October 2007
- 4-dan: April 1, 2016
- 5-dan: March 15, 2018
- 6-dan: November 13, 2019
- 7-dan: March 25, 2021
Titles and other championships
[edit | edit source]Tonari has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-major title championship.[7]
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]Tonari received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Special Game of the Year" for the 2014 Shogi Year for his game against Mitsunori Makino in the Round 2 of the 46th {Shinjin-Ō tournament.[8][9]
References
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External links
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