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Hiroshi Yamamoto (山本 博志, Yamamoto Hiroshi, August 13, 1996) is a Japanese
professional shogi player ranked 5-
dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Yamamoto was born in
Kōtō,
Tokyo on August 13, 1996.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was a
first-grade elementary school student, and began playing at shogi clubs, etc. to improve.[2][3][4] When he was elementary school fourth-grade student, Yamamoto began studying under shogi professional
Hisashi Ogura, who also lived in Kōtō,[3] and as an eleven-year old in March 2008, he was accepted into the
Japan Shogi Association (JSA)
apprentice school at the rank of 6-
kyū with Ogura as his sponsor.[2][4]
Yamamoto was promoted to apprentice professional 3-dan in October 2015, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 2018, after finishing second the 63rd
3-dan League (April–September 2018) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.[2][5]