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Keita Inoue

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Keita Inoue
Inoue at a human shogi [ja] event in November 2016.
Native name	井上慶太
Born	(1964-01-17) January 17, 1964 (age 60)
Hometown	Ashiya, Hyōgo
Career
Achieved professional status	February 4, 1983(1983-02-04) (aged 19)
Badge Number	157
Rank	9-dan
Teacher	Masakazu Wakamatsu [ja] (8-dan)
Tournaments won	2
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	5
Notable students	Akira Inaba Tatsuya Sugai Kōhei Funae Wakamu Deguchi Tomoki Yokoyama Mikio Kariyama Nagisa Fujimoto Hirotoshi Ueno [ja]
Websites
JSA profile page

Keita Inoue (井上慶太, Inoue Keita, born January 17, 1964) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is currently serving as an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.

Early life and apprenticeship

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Keita Inoue was born on January 17, 1964, in Ashiya, Hyōgo.^[1] In October 1979, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional Masakazu Wakamatsu [ja].^[2] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1981, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in February 1983.^[2]

Shogi professional

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Inoue's first tournament victory as a professional came in October 1985 when he defeated Taku Morishita 2 games to 1 to win the 16th Shinjin-Ō [ja] tournament.^[2]^[3] The following year, he also won the 9th Young Lions [ja] tournament.^[2]^[4]

On October 28, 2008, Inoue defeated Kunio Naitō in an Ōi tournament preliminary round game to become the 37th professional to win 600 official games.^[5]

On March 28, 2018, Inoue defeated Sōta Fujii in a third round preliminary round game for the 68th Ōshō Tournament. The game was broadcast live by the Igo & Shogi Channel as part of its "Shogi Premium" service.^[6] Inoue's victory not only made him the first player aged 50 or older to defeat Fujii in an official game, but also stopped Fujii's 16 game winning streak.^[7]

Promotion history

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The promotion history for Inoue is as follows:^[8]

6-kyū: 1979
1-dan: 1981
4-dan: February 4, 1983
5-dan: March 27, 1987
6-dan: July 12, 1991
7-dan: April 1, 1996
8-dan: April 1, 1997
9-dan: March 3, 2011

Titles and other championships

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Inoue has yet to make an appearance in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the Shinjin-Ō [ja] in 1985 and the Young Lions [ja] in 1986.^[9]

Awards and honors

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Inoue received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best Winning Percentage" in 1993.^[10] He also received the association's "Shogi Honor Award" in 2008 in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional.^[11]

JSA director and other offices

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Inoue has served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors since 2015. From June 2015 until June 2017, he served as a non-executive director.^[12] He was re-elected to the board for another two-year term in June 2017, but this time as an executive director.^[13] He was re-elected for additional two-year terms as executive director in June 2019,^[14] June 2021^[15] and June 2023.^[16]

Inoue served as a vice-president of the Shogi Professional Players' Association [ja] from April 2011 until June 2015,^[17]^[18] and also as the manager of the Kansai branch of the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school from April 2001 until March 2004.^[2]

References

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^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inoue Keita" 棋士データベース: 井上慶太 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keita Inoue] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Kishi Meikan: Kudan Inoue Keita" 棋士名鑑: 九段井上慶太 [Player Directory: Keita Inoue 9-dan]. 平成26年版将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 554. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved June 4, 2018 – via Google Books.
^ "Shinjin-Ō-sen: Kako no Kekka" 新人王戦: 過去の結果 [Shinjin Ō tournament: Past results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Wakajishisen" 若獅子戦 [Young Lions Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Inoue Keita Hachidan, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tassei" 井上慶太八段, 600勝 (将棋栄誉賞)を達成 [Keita Inoue 8d wins 600th official game] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. October 28, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Sangatsu Nijūyōka (Suiyōbi) Inoue Keita Kudan vs Fujii Sōta Rokudan no Taikyoku wo Shōgi Puremiamu/Igo･Shōgi Channeru de Namachūkei" 3/28(水)井上慶太九段vs藤井聡太六段の対局を将棋プレミアム/囲碁･将棋チャンネルで生中継 [3/28 (Wed.) Keita Inoue 9d vs. Sota Fujii 6d will be broadcast live on the Igo & Shogi Channel's "Shogi Premium" service] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 26, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ Niidoi, Hitoaki (March 29, 2018). "Chūgakkō Saigo wa Kuroboshi Fujii Rokudan, Gojūdai Inoue Kudan ni" 中学最後は黒星藤井六段, 50代井上九段に [Fujii 6d's last game as a junior high school student is a loss to 50-something Inoue 9d]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inoue Keita Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 井上慶太昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keita Inoue Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inoue Keita Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 井上慶太優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keita Inoue Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inoue Keita Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 井上慶太将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keita Inoue Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inoue Keita Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 井上慶太その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keita Inoue Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 29, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ "Dai Nanajūnikai Tsūjō Sōkai Gohōkoku" 第72回通常総会ご報告 [Report on 72nd General Meeting] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shiyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [Announcement of New Japan Shogi Association Board Members] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ "｢Kishikai｣ Yakuinhenkō no Oshirase" {棋士会｣役員変更のお知らせ [Shogi Professional Players' Association announces change in officers] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 4, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Kishikai Yakuin no Oshirase" 棋士会役員のお知らせ [Shogi Professional Players' Association officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

External links

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ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Inoue, Keita

Active professional shogi players

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8-dan

7-dan

6-dan

5-dan

4-dan

Current titleholders

Sōta Fujii (Ryūō, Meijin, Ōi, Ōza, Kiō, Ōshō and Kisei)
Takumi Itō (Eiō)

Lifetime titleholders

Awarded	Kōji Tanigawa (Meijin)
Qualifying	Yoshiharu Habu (Kiō, Kisei, Meijin, Ōi, Ōshō, Ōza and Ryūō) Toshiyuki Moriuchi (Meijin) Yasumitsu Satō (Kisei) Akira Watanabe (Kiō and Ryūō) Sōta Fujii (Kisei and Ōi)

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