Toshiyuki Moriuchi
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| Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
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 Japan
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| Born | October 10, 1970 Yokohama |
| Current Elo rating | 2310 (December 2019) |
| Best Elo rating | 2331 (October 2006 to July 2007) |
| Tab at the FIDE (English) | |
Toshiyuki Moriuchi ( Japanese 森 内 俊 之 , Moriuchi Toshiyuki ; born October 10, 1970 in Yokohama ) is a Japanese shogi and chess player . His player number in the Japan Shogi Association is 183. After winning the Shogi tournament Meijin (Shogi) for the fifth time in 2007, he is the eighteenth eternal Meijin . He and many other successful players belong to the so-called Generation Habu . His maternal grandfather is the former professional shogi player Yukio Kyōsu ( 京 須 行 男 ; 1914-1960).
Childhood and youth
Moriuchi, who attended the same elementary school as Yoshiharu Habu , started Shogi in third grade. He learned the game from his father. He later began to attend the local shogi club and made rapid progress there, so that about a year later he was already participating in his first small tournament. The first attempt to be accepted into the Kansai Kiin is made as a fifth grader. After being told that he was not ready yet, Moriuchi developed further ambition and decided to take the Shoureikai ( Japanese 励 会 ) entrance exam the next year .
Since May 13, 1987 Moriuchi is a professional shogi player of the Japan Shogi Association. His teacher is Osamu Katsuura 9-dan and he is a teacher of Beni Takemata 1-dan himself .
title
| title | Years | Number of titles |
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| Ryu-oh | 2003, 2013 | 2 |
| Meijin | 2002, 2004-2007, 2011-13 | 8th |
| Kioh | 2006 | 1 |
| Osho | 2004 | 1 |
Honorary title: Lifespan (iron) Meijin .
Others
Moriuchi, who also plays western chess and backgammon very well in addition to Shogi , achieved the highest rating in chess, 2331, and in 2006 came 4th at the 39th Backgammon World Championship.
Web links
- Toshiyuki Moriuchi at the World Chess Federation FIDE (English)
- His page with the Japan Shogi Association
- Page at ShogiHub
- Replayable chess games by Toshiyuki Moriuchi on chessgames.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=7000405
- ↑ http://usbgf.org/39th-backgammon-world-championship/
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| SURNAME | Moriuchi, Toshiyuki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 森 内 俊 之 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese shogi and chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yokohama |