Yoshiyuki Kubota | |
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Native name | 窪田義行 |
Born | May 18, 1972 |
Hometown | Adachi, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1994 | (aged 21)
Badge Number | 210 |
Rank | 7-dan |
Teacher | Motoji Hanamura (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 5 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page | |
Official website |
Yoshiyuki Kubota (窪田 義行, Kubota Yoshiyuki, born May 18, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.[1]
Yoshiyuki Kubota was born in Adachi, Tokyo on May 18, 1972.[2] In 1984, he won the 9th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament , and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Motoji Hanamura .[3][4] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1988, and full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.[3]
The promotion history for Kubota is as follows:[5]