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Yūgo Takeuchi

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Takeuchi Yūgo
Native name竹内雄悟
Born (1987-12-17) December 17, 1987 (age 36)
HometownHiroshima
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2013(2013-04-01) (aged 25)
Badge Number292
Rank5-dan
TeacherNobuo Mori [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin classFree
Ryūō class5
Websites
JSA profile page

Yūgo Takeuchi (竹内 雄悟, Takeuchi Yūgo, born December 17, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

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Takeuchi was born in Hiroshima, Japan on December 17, 1987.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his grandfather, and was accepted in to the Japanese Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 3-kyū as student of shogi professional Nobuo Mori [ja] in 2004.[2]

Takeuchi was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2008, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2013 after finishing second in the 52nd 3-dan League (October 2012 – March 2013) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[2][3]

Shogi professional

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Promotion history

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The promotion history for Takeuchi is as follows:[4]

  • 3-kyū: September 2004
  • 3-dan: October 2009
  • 4-dan: April 1, 2013
  • 5-dan: September 13, 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takeuchi Yūgo" 棋士データベース: 竹内雄悟 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yūgo Takeuchi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Takeuchi Yūgo Sandan ga Shin Yondan ni" 竹内雄悟三段が新四段に [Yūgo Takeuchi 3-dan promoted to 4-dan] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 9, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dai Gojūninkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第52回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [52nd Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takeuchi Yūgo Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 竹内雄悟 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yūgo Takeuchi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
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