Keita Kadokura | |
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Native name | 門倉啓太 |
Born | June 3, 1987 |
Hometown | Toshima |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2011 | (aged 23)
Badge Number | 282 |
Rank | 5-dan |
Teacher | Kazuo Ishida (9-dan) |
Tournaments won | 1 |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Keita Kadokura (門倉 啓太, Kadokura Keita, born June 3, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Kadokura was born in Toshima, Tokyo on June 3, 1987.[1] He learned shogi when he was a third-grade elementary school student from an acquaintance who was a strong amateur player.[2]
Kadokura entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Kazuo Ishida at the rank of 5-kyū in 2000. He was promoted to 1-dan in 2003 and 3-dan in 2005. It took him eleven seasons of 3-dan League play before he obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after tying for first place in the 48th 3-dan League (October 2010 – March 2011) in 2011 with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[2][3][4]
In August 2019, Kadokura defeated Junpei Ide to win the 4th Yamada Challenge Cup . It was Kadokura's first tournament championship as a professional.[5]
Kadokura's promotion history is as follows:[6]