Toshiyuki Moriuchi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Toshiyuki Moriuchi
Occupation	Professional Shogi Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 10, 1970(1970-10-10)
Age	54
Birthplace	Yokohama
Country	Japan
Birth City	Kanagawa Prefecture
Horoscope	Libra

Toshiyuki Moriuchi Biography

Toshiyuki Moriuchi is one of the most popular and richest Professional Shogi Player who was born on October 10, 1970 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Toshiyuki Moriuchi (森内 俊之 , Moriuchi Toshiyuki, born October 10, 1970) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a Lifetime Meijin who won the title eight times, and also a former Ryūō, Kiō and Ōshō title holder. He is also a former senior managing director of the Japan Shogi Association.

In 1982, Moriuchi finished tied for third in the 7th Elementary Student Shogi Meijin Tournament [ja] . Both Moriuchi and Habu advanced to the semi-finals held in Tokyo which were broadcast on television. Moriuchi, however, lost his semi-final game, whereas Habu won his and then subsequently the final to become the “7th Elementary School Shōgi Meijin”. That same year, Moriuchi entered the Japan Shogi Association’s apprentice school with the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Osamu Katsūra [ja] . He was awarded professional status and the rank of 4-dan in May 1987.

Toshiyuki Moriuchi Net Worth

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

Moriuchi was born on October 10, 1970, in Yokohama. His grandfather was shogi professional Yukio Kyōsu [ja] , who died about ten years before Moriuchi was born. When Moriuchi was young and would visit his grandmother’s house, she would show him old issues of Shogi World that she had kept, and this is when Moriuchi first became interested in shogi.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Toshiyuki Moriuchi Dating?

According to our records, Toshiyuki Moriuchi married to Makiha Mihara. As of December 1, 2023, Toshiyuki Moriuchi’s is not dating anyone.

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Moriuchi also plays chess and backgammon. He been playing in chess tournaments since 1998, and his chess Elo score is 2310 (FIDE Master level) as of January 2018.

Facts & Trivia

Trey Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Shogi Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Toshiyuki Moriuchi celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.

In August 2014, he tied for fourth in the 39th Backgammon World Championship held in Monte Carlo.