Hiroyuki Miura

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hiroyuki Miura
Occupation	Shogi Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 13, 1974(1974-02-13)
Age	50
Birthplace	Takasaki
Country	Japan
Birth City	Takasaki
Horoscope	Aquarius

Hiroyuki Miura Biography

Hiroyuki Miura is one of the most popular and richest Shogi Player who was born on February 13, 1974 in Takasaki, Takasaki, Japan. Miura was born in Takasaki, Gunma on February 13, 1974. In June 1987, he entered the Japan Shogi Association’s apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Kazuyoshi Nishimura [ja] . Miura achieved the rank of 1-dan in 1989 and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1992.

Miura has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards throughout his career. He won the “Dedicted Service Award” for 1996–1997, the Kōzō Masuda Award for 2000–2001, and the “Special Game of the Year Award” for 2013–2014. In August 2018, he received the association’s “Shogi Honor Award” in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional.

In October 1998, Miura won the 29th Shinjin-Ō [ja] —a tournament for players ranked 6-dan or lower who are 26-years-old or younger—by defeating Naruyuki Hatakeyama 2 games to 0. While in March 2002, Miura defeated Manabu Senzaki to win the 52nd NHK Cup TV Shogi Tournament.

Miura finished first in 2009–2010 Class A in Meijin league play with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses to earn the right to challenge Habu for the 68th Meijin title but lost the match 4 games to 0.

Miura’s first appearance in a major title match came in 1995 when he challenged Yoshiharu Habu for the 66th Kisei title. Miura defeated Taku Morishita in the challenger playoff game to advance to the title match against Habu, but ended up losing the match 3 games to 0. The following year Miura defeated Nobuyuki Yashiki to advance to the 67th Kisei title match and once again challenge Habu. This time Miura won the match 3 games to 2 to hand Habu his first loss in a title match since becoming a 7-crown (simultaneously holding seven major titles at the same time). Miura was trailing the match after three games, but came back to win the next two for his first major title. Miura, however, was unable to defend his title in 1997 when he lost the 68th Kisei title match to Yashiki 3 games to 1.

Hiroyuki Miura Net Worth

Hiroyuki Miura is one of the richest Shogi Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hiroyuki Miura 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hiroyuki Miura (三浦 弘行 , Miura Hiroyuki, born February 13, 1974) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Kisei title holder and became the first active Class A professional to lose to a computer when he lost to the GPS Shogi program in April 2013.

Miura has finished in the “Top 10” of the JSA’s year-end prize money and game fee rankings [ja] eight times since 1993.

Although Miura has appeared in major title matches five times, has won only one: the 67th Kisei title. In addition to the Kisei title, Miura has won three other shogi championships during his career: the 29th Shinjin-Ō [ja] (1998), the 52nd NHK Cup (2002), and the 36th Nihon Series JT Professional Tournament [ja] (2015).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Hiroyuki Miura height 6′ 3″ Hiroyuki weight 192 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

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In September 2016, Miura defeated Tadahisa Maruyama two games to one in the 29th Ryūō challenger match to earn the right to challenge Akira Watanabe for the 29th Ryūō title. It was the first time that Miura had qualified to be the challenger for the Ryūō title.

Facts & Trivia

Hiroyuki Ranked on the list of most popular Shogi Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Hiroyuki Miura celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.

In May 2017, Miura and new JSA president Yasumitsu Satō held a joint press conference to announce that a settlement had been reached to resolve any outstanding issues between the two sides. Both sides acknowledged their acceptance of the findings in the independent investigative panel’s report and expressed their desire to move on from the matter. It was also announced that the JSA agreed to pay Miura an undisclosed financial settlement to compensate him for not only lost game fees but also for the mental anguish and damage caused to his reputation. Miura also announced that he met with Ryūō title holder Watanabe prior to the press conference and that he accepted Watanabe’s apology for his role in the controversy.