Ryūma Yoshiike
| Ryūma Yoshiike | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 吉池隆真 |
| Born | November 8, 2004 |
| Hometown | Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | October 1, 2024 (aged 19) |
| Badge Number | 344 |
| Rank | 4-dan |
| Teacher | Katsuhiko Murooka (8-dan) |
| Tournaments won | 1 |
| Meijin class | C2 |
| Ryūō class | 6 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Ryūma Yoshiike (吉池 隆真, Yoshiike Ryūma; November 8, 2004) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
Early life and amateur shogi
Yoshiike was born in Arakawa, Tokyo on November 8, 2004.[1] Yoshiike learned how to play shogi from a friend when he was an elementary school first grade student,[2][3] and subsequently started attending a shogi school in Arakawa run by shogi professional Katsuhiko Murooka.[3] Yoshiike entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of Murooka in September 2015[2] and was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in October 2021. He obtained regular professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2024 after finishing second in the 75th 3-dan League (April–October 2024) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][4]
Shogi professional
In October 2025, Yoshiike defeated Kanta Masegi 2 games to 1 to win the 15th Kakogawa Seiryū tournament.[5] This was the second appearance for Yoshiike in Kakogawa Seiryū tournament finals: he lost to Nagisa Fujimoto 2 games to none two years earlier in the finals of the 13th Kakogawa Seiryū tournament when he was still an apprentice professional 3-dan.[6]
Promotion history
The promotion history for Yoshiike is as follows.[7]
- 6-kyū: September 2015
- 3-dan: October 2021
- 4-dan: October 1, 2024
Titles and other championships
Yoshiike has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-title tournament.[8]
References
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yoshiike Ryūma" 棋士データベース: 吉池隆真 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Yoshiike]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [Announcing the new 4-dans]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). September 7, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ a b Sugimura, Kazumasa (September 7, 2025). "｢Shinkei Kagaku wo Kenkyū｣ no Gunma Daigaku Igakubusei ga Puro Kishi ni Shōreikai Sandan Rīgu" ｢神経科学を研究｣の群馬大医学部生がプロ棋士に 奨励会三段リーグ [Apprentice school 3-dan league: new shogi professional is a student at Gunma University's Faculty of Medicine who is researching neurology.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ "Dai Nanajūgokai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūyonnen Shigatsu kara Nisennijūyonnen Kugatsu" 第75回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2024年4月～2024年9月 [75th apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2024 to September 2024]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ Satō, Keiji (October 10, 2025). "Ninenmae Nirenpai no Setsujoku Shōgi Kakogawa Seiryūsen, Hatachi Yoshiike Ryūma Yondan ga Yūshō" 2年前2連敗の雪辱 将棋加古川青流戦, 20歳の吉池隆真四段が優勝 [Twenty-year-old Ryūma Yoshiike 4-dan wins Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament to "avenge" losing in the same finals two years earlier without winning even a single game.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 25, 2025.
- ^ Satō, Keiji (November 5, 2023). "Shōgi no Kakogawa Seiryūsen Fujimoto Nagisa Yondan ga Yūshō Shijō Sainenshō Kiroku Kōshin no Jūhassai" 将棋の加古川青流戦, 藤本渚四段が優勝 史上最年少記録更新の18歳 [Eighteen-year-old Nagisa Fujimoto 4-dan wins Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament to become the youngest to ever win the tournament.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 25, 2025.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yoshiike Ryūma Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 吉池隆真 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Yoshiike Promotion History]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Yoshiike Ryūma Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 吉池隆真 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryūma Yoshiike Championship History]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved October 14, 2025.