Daisuke Katagami

Daisuke Katagami (片上 大輔, Katagami Daisuke, born July 14, 1986) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is a former executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.

Daisuke Katagami
Native name片上大輔
Born (1986-07-14) July 14, 1986
HometownHiroshima
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2004(2004-04-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number251
Rank7 dan
TeacherNobuo Mori
Meijin classC1
Ryūō class5
Notable studentsKarolina Styczyńska
Websites
JSA profile page
Official website

Early life

Katagami was born in Hiroshima on July 14, 1986.[1] He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Nobuo Mori in September 1993, promoted to the rank of 1-dan in March 1996, and was awarded full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2004 after winning the 34th 3-dan League (October 2003 – March 2004) with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.[2][3]

JSA director

Katagami is a former member of the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors.[4] He was first elected to a two-year term as a director at the association's 64th General Meeting in June 2013,[5] and elevated to executive director at the 66th General Meeting in June 2015.[6] Near the end of his second term, however, Katagami was one of three board members voted out of office by the JSA membership at an emergency meeting held in February 2017 for their involvement in the 29th Ryūō challenger controversy.[7]

Promotion history

Katagami's promotion history is as follows:[8]

  • 1993: 6-kyū
  • 1996: 1-dan
  • 2004, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2006, October 10: 5-dan
  • 2009, May 12: 6-dan
  • 2018, July 18: 7-dan

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Katagami Daisuke" 棋士データベース: 片上大輔 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Daisuke Katagami] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. "Dai Sanjūyonkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisensannen Jūgatsu kara Nisenyonnen Sangatsu" 第34回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2003年10月～2004年3月 [34th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2003 to March 2004] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2004. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 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. 570. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Katagami Daisuke Yakuin Rireki" 棋士データベース: 片上大輔 役員履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Daisuke Katagami JSA Officer History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  5. "Shinriji Tantō Busho no Oshirase" 新理事担当部署のお知らせ [New JSA officers and their respective responsibilities announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 7, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  6. "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 4, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  7. "3 shogi board members sacked over mishandling of software 'cheating' scandal". Mainichi Shimbun. February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  8. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Katagami Daisuke Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 片上大輔 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Daisuke Katagami Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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