Wataru Kamimura | |
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Native name | 上村亘 |
Born | December 10, 1986 |
Hometown | Nakano, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2012 | (aged 25)
Badge Number | 288 |
Rank | 5-dan |
Teacher | Osamu Nakamura (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page | |
Official website |
Wataru Kamimura (上村 亘, Kamimura Wataru, born December 10, 1986) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Kamimura was born in Nakano, Tokyo on December 10, 1986.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of professional shogi player Osamu Nakamura in September 1998.[2][3]
Kamimura was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in October 2010, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2012 after winning the 51st 3-dan League (April 2012 – September 2012) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[2][3][4]
The promotion history for Kamimura is as follows:[5]
Kamimura is a graduate of Keio University, majoring in mathematical sciences. He is the first professional shogi player to graduate from the school.[3][6][7]