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Kōichi Kodama (児玉 孝一, Kodama Kōichi, born February 21, 1951) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional

Kōichi Kodama was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on February 21, 1951. As a high school student, he was a member of a Fukuoka Prefectural Yahata Chuo High School [ja] team that won the team competition of the 4th All Japan Senior High School Shogi Championship [ja] in 1968, and later went on to represent Fukuoka Prefecture in the Amateur Meijin Tournament [ja].

In October 1971, Kodama was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 3-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Shimei Okazaki [ja]. He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1974 and finally obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in January 1980.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

Kodama's promotion history is as follows:

• 3-kyū: 1971
• 1-dan: 1974
• 4-dan: January 7, 1980
• 5-dan: April 1, 1983
• 6-dan: April 1, 1985
• 7-dan: January 18, 1996
• Retired: August 10, 2011
• 2016, April 1: 8-dan

Awards and honors

Kodama received the following Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards during his career: the Kōzō Masuda Award for 2002–2003, and the "Special Game of the Year" for 2009–2010. His "Masuda Award" was for his development of the Crab Silvers opening.

Kodama also received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2004.

References

1. "Kishi Shōkai: Kodama Kōichi Hachidan" 棋士紹介: 児玉孝一 八段 [Player introduction: Kōichi Kodama 8d] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
2. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kodama Kōichi" 棋士データベース: 児玉孝一 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōichi Kodama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
3. "Zenkoku Kōtōgakkō Shōgi Senshuken Taikai: Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 全国高等学校将棋選手権大会: 歴代優勝者一覧 [All Japan Senior High School Shogi Championship: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
4. ^ "Shichidan Kodama Kōichi" 七段 児玉孝一 [Kōichi Kodama 7-dan]. Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 594. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Google Books.
5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kodama Kōichi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 児玉孝一 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōichi Kodama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
6. "Kodama Kōichi Shichidan ga Intai" 児玉孝一七段が引退 [Kōichi Kodama 7d retires] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. August 11, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
7. "Shōdan･Intai Kishi no Oshirase" 昇段･引退棋士のお知らせ [Promotions and retirements announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
8. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kodama Kōichi Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 児玉孝一 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōichi Kodama Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
9. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kodama Kōichi Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 児玉孝一 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōichi Kodama Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

• Japanese shogi players
• Living people
• Shogi players
• Recipients of the Kōzō Masuda Award
• Professional shogi players from Fukuoka Prefecture
• 1951 births
• People from Kitakyushu