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Yūki Fujikura

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Yūki Fujikura
Native name藤倉勇樹
Born (1979-10-23) October 23, 1979 (age 45)
HometownShinjuku
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2002(2002-10-01) (aged 22)
Badge Number245
Rank5-dan
RetiredApril 19, 2022(2022-04-19) (aged 42)
TeacherNoboru Sakurai [ja] (8-dan)
Career record168–236 (.416)[1]
Notable students
Websites
JSA profile page
Official website

Yūki Fujikura (藤倉 勇樹, Fujikura Yūki, October 23, 1979) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

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Yūki Fujikura was born on October 23, 1979, in Shinjuku, Tokyo.[2] He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Noboru Sakurai [ja] in 1992, was promoted to 1-dan in 1998, and finally obtained full professional status and corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2002 after winning the 31st 3-dan League (April 2002 – October 2002) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[3][4]

Shogi professional

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Fujikura retired from professional shogi on May 19, 2022.[5] He finished his career with a record of 168 wins and 236 losses.[1]

Promotion history

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The promotion history for Fujikura is as follows:[6]

  • 6-kyū: 1992
  • 1-dan: 1998
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2022
  • 5-dan: April 22, 2012
  • Retired: May 19, 2022

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tsūsan Seiseki" 通算成績 [Career Records] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 28, 2022. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujikura Yūki" 棋士データベース: 藤倉勇樹 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yūki Fujikura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Kishi Meikan: Godan Fujikura Yūki" 棋士名鑑: 五段 藤倉 勇樹 [Player Directory: Yūki Fujikura 5-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. 576. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Dai Sanjūikkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenninen Shigatsu kara Nisenninen Kugatsu" 第31回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2002年4月~2002年9月 [31st apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2002 to September 2002] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2002. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Fujikura Yūki Godan ga Intai" 藤倉勇樹五段が引退 [Yūki Fujikura 5-dan retires] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujikura Yūki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 藤倉勇樹 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Yūki Fujikura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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