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Hirotoshi Ueno (上野 裕寿, Ueno Hirotoshi, May 5, 2003) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional

Ueno was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on May 5, 2003. He learned how to play shogi from his father at the age of five, and began taking classes taught by shogi professional Keita Inoue at the Kakogawa Shogi Club as a first-grade elementary school student. As a third-grade elementary school student, he won the lower division (Grades 1 to 3) of the 11th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament [ja] (August 2012). As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished tied for third place in the 40th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] (April 2015) and was runner up in the 4th J:Com Cup All Japan Kids Tournament (August 2015). The following month, Ueno was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school under the sponsorship of Inoue at the rank of 6-kyū.

Ueno obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in September 2023 after finishing second in the 73rd 3-dan League (April 2023 – September 2023) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.

Shogi professional

In October 2023, Ueno defeated Nagisa Fujimoto 2 games to 1 to win 54th Shinjin-Ō [ja] tournament. Ueno's win came in only third game since obtaining professional status, making him the fastest ever to win a official tournament since turning professional.

In October 2024, Ueno defeated Reo Okabe 2 games to none to win the 14th Kakogawa Seiryū [ja] tournament.

Ueno was one of the five professionals assigned by the JSA to be opponents for women's shogi professional Tomoka Nishiyama during her Professional Admission Test. Ueno faced Nishiyama in Game 3 of her test on November 8, 2024, and won the game in 109 moves.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Ueno is as follows.

• 3-dan: October 2018
• 4-dan: October 1, 2023

Titles and other championships

Ueno has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won two non-title tournaments.

Awards and honours

In January 2024, Ueno was named a "Ambassador for Tourism" by the Kakogawa City Tourism Association.

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueno Hirotoshi" 棋士データベース: 上野裕寿 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotoshi Ueno] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
2. ^ "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 9, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
3. ^ Niidoi, Hiroaki (November 27, 2023). "Shōgi Ueno Hirotoshi Yondan (Hatachi)" 将棋 上野裕寿四段 (20) [Shogi's Hirotoshi Ueno 4-dan (20 years old)]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved November 29, 2024.
4. "Daijūikkai Zenkoku Shōgakusei Kurashiki Ōshōsen" 第11回全国小学生倉敷王将戦 [11th All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
5. "Shōgakukan･Shūeisha Hai Dai Yonjūkai Kinen Shōgakusei Meijinsen <Kesshō Taikai> Kaisai Hōkoku" 小学館･集英社杯 第40回記念 小学生将棋名人戦 <決勝大会> 開催報告 [Event Report: Shogakukan･Shueisha Cup 40th Anniversary Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament (Championship Tournament)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 20, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
6. "Daiyonkai Taikai (Nisenjūgonen)" 第4回大会 (2015年) [4th Annual Tournament (2015)] (in Japanese). JCOM. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
7. "Chūgakusei Kishi Tanjō wa Mochikoshi Miyajima, Ueno ga Shōgi Kishi ni Shōreikai Sandan Rīgu" 中学生棋士誕生は持ち越し 宮嶋, 上野が将棋棋士に 奨励会三段リーグ [Shogi Apprentice Professional 3-dan League: Birth of a new junior high school shogi professional placed on hold as Miyajima and Ueno obtain professional status]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). September 9, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
8. "Dai Nanajūsankai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūsannen Shigatsu kara Nisennijūsannen Kugatsu" 第73回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2023年4月～2023年9月 [73rd Apprentice School 3-dan League: April 2023 to September 2023] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
9. Matsuura, Takashi (October 31, 2023). "[Shinjin-Ō-sen] Ueno Hirotoshi Yondan Puro Sansenme de Shinjin-Ō Taitoru Sōta Fujii Hachikankoe" [新人王戦] 上野裕寿四段プロ3戦目で新人王タイトル獲得 藤井聡太8冠超え｢結果出せよかった｣ [Hirotoshi Ueno wins the Shinjin-Ō in his third game as a professional to surpass Sota Fujii 8-crown; Ueno says he's happy about the result]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2024.
10. "Ueno Yondan Fujii Koe no Debyū no Ichinenamari de Nidome Kisen Yūshō Shusshinchi Kisen no Kakogawa Seiryūsen de Okabe Yondan ni Nirenshō" 上野四段 藤井超えのデビュー1年余りで2度目棋戦優勝 出身地棋戦の加古川青流戦で岡部四段に2連勝 [Ueno 4-dan wins his hometown's Kakogawa Seiryū tournament by defeating Okabe 4-dan 2 games to none. Ueno's win is his second non-title championship in a little more than a year since he turned professional which surpasses what Sōta Fujii achieved in his debut year]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). October 14, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
11. "Shōgi Nishiyama Joryū Sankan Puro Hennyūshiken Gobanshōbu Daisankyoku de Yabure Atonakunaru" 将棋 西山女流三冠 プロ編入五番勝負第3局で敗れあとなくなる [Women's shogi professional 3-crown Nishiyama loses Game 3 of her best-of-five Professional Admission Test which leaves her one loss from failing the test]. NHK News Web (in Japanese). November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
12. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueno Hirotoshi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 上野裕寿 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotoshi Ueno Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
13. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueno Hirotoshi Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 上野裕寿 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotoshi Ueno Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
14. "Puro Kishi･Ueno Hirotoshi Yondan ni Kakogawa Kankō Taishi wo Ishokushimashita" プロ棋士･上野裕寿四段に加古川観光大使を委嘱しました [Professional shogi player Hirotoshi Ueno 4-dan named Kakogawa Ambassador for Tourism]. Kakogawa Tourism Association (in Japanese). January 16, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

External links

• Ueno, Hirotoshi; Miyajima, Kenta (October 1, 2024). "｢Shishō yori mo Netsui ga Aru to Omoimasu｣ Puro Kishi to Shite Debyūshita Shin Yondan Futari no "Igai na Kyōtsūten towa ..." ｢師匠よりも熱意があると思います｣ プロ棋士としてデビューした新四段2人の "意外な共通点"とは... ["They're more passionate than their teachers", the common trait that the two new shogi professional 4-dans share]. Bungei Shunjū (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Shūji Sagasaki. (Five-page interview in the Japanese magazine Bungei Shunjū with fellow new professional 4-dan Kenta Miyajima [ja])
• "｢Puro Kishi｣ Ueno Hirotoshi Yondan" ｢プロ棋士｣ 上野裕寿四段 ["Professional shogi player: Hirotoshi Ueno 4-dan]. Kakogawa Life (in Japanese). Kakogawa Planning and Public Relations Division. December 20, 2023. (Interview/Article about Ueno in the Kakogawa City's webzine.)

• Living people
• 2003 births
• Japanese shogi players
• Japan Shogi Association players
• People from Kakogawa, Hyōgo
• Professional shogi players from Hyōgo Prefecture
• Kakogawa Seiryū
• Shinjin-Ō