Kiyozumi Kiriyama

Kiyozumi Kiriyama (桐山 清澄, Kiriyama Kiyozumi, born October 7, 1947) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former Kisei and Kiō major title holder as well as a former director of the Japan Shogi Association. As of June 2019, Kiriyama is the oldest active professional shogi player.

Kiyozumi Kiriyama
Native name桐山清澄
Born (1947-10-07) October 7, 1947
HometownShimoichi, Nara
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 1966(1966-04-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number93
Rank9 dan
TeacherToshiji Masuda
Major titles won4
Tournaments won7
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class5
Notable students
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Kiriyama was born on October 17, 1947, in Shimoichi, Nara.[1] He learned how to play shogi when he was about fiver years old, and as a young boy played some instructional games against Kōzō Masuda during Masuda's frequent visits to the Nara area. In 1957 when he was nine years old, Kiriyama moved to Tokyo to study shogi under Masuda as an uchi-deshi (a "live-in apprentice"), but became homesick and returned back home after only few months.[2](p1)

Kiriyama never lost his passion for shogi, however, and the following year he entered the Kansai branch of the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 7-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Toshiji Masuda. He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1963,and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1966.[2](p2)[3]

JSA director

Kiriyama served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors as a director from 1976 until 1978.[4]

Promotion history

Kiriyama's promotion history is as follows:[3]

  • 1958: 7-kyū
  • 1963: 1-dan
  • 1966, April 1: 4-dan
  • 1969, April 1: 5-dan
  • 1970, April 1: 6-dan
  • 1973, April 1: 7-dan
  • 1975, April 1: 8-dan
  • 1984, October 9: 9-dan

Titles and other championships

Kiriyama has appeared in major title matches a total of ten times and has won four titles.[5] In addition to major titles, he has won seven other shogi championships during his career.[6]

Major titles
TitleYearsNumber of times overall
Kisei 1986–87[lower-alpha 1] 3
Kiō 1984 1

Other championships
TournamentYearsNumber of times
*Kogōshin'eisen 1968 1
Ōza[lower-alpha 2] 1972 1
*Hayazashi Senshuken 1976, 1983 2
*All Star Kachinuki-sen 1979 1
*All Nihon Pro 1982 1
*Meishō-sen 1987 1

Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held.

Awards and honors

Kiriyama has received numerous awards and honors throughout his career for his accomplishments in both on an off the shogi board. These include the Annual Shogi Awards given out by the JSA for performance in official games and other awards given out by governmental organizations, etc. for contributions made to Japanese society.[7][8]

Annual shogi awards
  • 2nd Annual Awards (April 1974 – March 1975): Best Winning Percentage
  • 3rd Annual Awards (April 1975 – March 1976): Distinguished Service Award
  • 8th Annual Awards (April 1980 – March 1981): Fighting-spirit
  • 10th Annual Awards (April 1982 – March 1983): Fighting-spirit
  • 11th Annual Awards (April 1983 – March 1984): Most Games Won, Technique Award
  • 12th Annual Awards (April 1984 – March 1985): Distinguished Service Award

Other awards
  • 1988: Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award (Awarded by JSA in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional)
  • 1990: 25 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years)
  • 2000: Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award (Awarded by JSA in recognition of winning 800 official games as a professional)
  • 2005: 40 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for forty years)

Notes
  1. The Kisei title was held twice yearly up to 1995. Kiriyama won the title for the first time in the Spring of 1986 and then successfully defended the title in the Fall of 1986 and the Spring of 1987.
  2. The Ōza tournament was a regular shogi tournament up to 1983 when it was upgraded to major title status.

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kiriyama Kiyozumi" 棋士データベース: 桐山清澄 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyozumi Kiriyama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. Tamaru, Noboru (January 19, 2018). "Nanajūsai Geneki Sainenchō no Kiriyama Kiyozumi Kudan ｢Tsūsan Senshō｣ e Funtō" 70歳現役最年長の桐山清澄九段 ｢通算1000勝｣への奮闘 [The oldest active shogi professional 70-year-old Kiyozumi Kiriyama 9d fights to reach "1000 wins"]. Nikkan Gendai (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kiriyama Kiyozumi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 桐山清澄 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyozumi Kiriyama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kiriyama Kiyozumi Yakuin Rireki" 棋士データベース: 桐山清澄 役員履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyozumi Kiriyama JSA Officer History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kiriyama Kiyozumi Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 桐山清澄 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyozumi Kiriyama Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kiriyama Kiyozumi Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 桐山清澄 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyozumi Kiriyama Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  7. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kiriyama Kiyozumi Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 桐山清澄 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyozumi Kiriyama Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  8. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kiriyama Kiyozumi Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 桐山清澄 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyozumi Kiriyama Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
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