Takashi_Ikenaga
Takashi Ikenaga
Japanese shogi player
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) |
| Hometown | Osaka |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 2018(2018-04-01) (aged 24) |
| Badge Number | 314 |
| Rank | 6-dan |
| Teacher | Kenji Kobayashi (9-dan) |
| Tournaments won | 2 |
| Meijin class | C2 |
| Ryūō class | 4 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
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]
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
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
Ikenaga has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won two non-major title championships.[7]
Awards and honors
Ikenaga won the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" for the 2020–2021 shogi year.[8]
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
