Kōhei Hasebe (shogi)

Kōhei Hasebe
Native name	長谷部浩平
Born	(1994-04-15) April 15, 1994 (age 30)
Hometown	Oyama, Tochigi
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2018(2018-04-01) (aged 23)
Badge Number	313
Rank	5-dan
Teacher	Takehiro Ōhira (6-Dan)
Meijin class	C2
Ryūō class	5
Websites
JSA profile page

Kōhei Hasebe (長谷部 浩平, Hasebe Kōhei, April 15, 1994) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Hasebe was born in Oyama, Tochigi on April 15, 1994.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was about five years old.[2]

In March 2007, Hasebe was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Takehiro Ōhira.[2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2016, and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 2018 tying for first with Takashi Ikenaga in the 62nd 3-dan League (October 2017 – March 2018) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[3]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Hasebe is as follows.[4]

• 6-kyū: March 2007
• 3-dan: April 2016
• 4-dan: April 1, 2018
• 5-dan: October 13, 2022

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hasebe Kōhei" 棋士データベース: 長谷部浩平 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōhei Hasebe] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
2. "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
3. "Dai Rokujūnikai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūnananen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūhachinen Sangatsu" 第62回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2017年9月～2018年3月 [62nd apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2017 to March 2018] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hasebe Kōhei Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 長谷部浩平 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kōhei Hasebe Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Hasebe, Kōhei