Hiroshi Kobayashi
Native name小林宏
Born (1962-12-18) December 18, 1962
HometownTamaki, Mie
Career
Achieved professional statusAugust 3, 1984(1984-08-03) (aged 21)
Badge Number167
Rank7-dan
RetiredApril 19, 2022(2022-04-19) (aged 59)
TeacherKazuo Manabe (9-dan)
Tournaments won1
Career record435–564 (.435)[1]
Websites
JSA profile page

Hiroshi Kobayashi (小林 宏, Kobayashi Hiroshi, born December 18, 1962) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Kobayashi was born on December 18, 1962, in Tamaki, Mie.[2] He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Kazuo Manabe at the rank of 6-kyū in 1978, was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 1981, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1983.[3][4]

Shogi professional

Kobayashi defeated Yasumitsu Satō to win the 11th Quick Play Young Professionals Tournament in 1992.[3][4] The victory stopped Satō from winning the tournament three years in a row.[5]

Kobayashi finished the finished 69th Meijin Class C2 league play (April 2010 – March 2011) with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, earning a second demotion point which meant he was only one point away from automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.[6] As a result, he declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2011 rather than risk automatic demotion.

Kobayashi retired from professional shogi on April 19, 2022.[7] He retired with a career record of 435 wins and 564 losses for a winning percentge of 0.435.[1]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kobayashi is as follows:[7]

  • 6-kyū: 1978
  • 1-dan: 1981
  • 4-dan: August 3, 1983
  • 5-dan: May 19, 1989
  • 6-dan: November 29, 1995
  • 7-dan: November 25, 2009
  • Retired: April 19, 2022

Titles and other championships

Kobayashi has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won one non-title shogi championships during his career.[8]

Awards and honors

Kobayashi received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in 2009 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years.[9]

Personal life

Kobayashi has been an avid mountain climber since his junior high school days.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tsūsan Seiseki" 通算成績 [Career Records] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 26, 2022. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi" 棋士データベース: 小林宏 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 9. Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Kobayashi Hiroshi" 棋士名鑑: 七段 小林 宏 [Player Directory: Hiroshi Kobayashi 7-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. 565. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Hayazashi Shōgi Senshuken･Hayazashi Shineisen [Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran]" 早指し将棋選手権戦･早指し新鋭戦 [歴代優勝者一覧] [Hayazahi Shogi Senshuken･Hayszashi Shineisen [List of winners]] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dai Rokujūkyūki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū" 第69期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組 [69th Meijin Tournament Class C2] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 小林宏 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 小林宏 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 小林宏 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 18, 2020.


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