Yoshiharu Habu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yoshiharu Habu
Occupation	Shogi Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 27, 1970(1970-09-27)
Age	54
Birthplace	Tokorozawa
Country	Japan
Birth City	Saitama Prefecture
Horoscope	Virgo

Yoshiharu Habu Biography

Yoshiharu Habu is one of the most popular and richest Shogi Player who was born on September 27, 1970 in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Habu participated in shogi tournaments for children and youth during his elementary school years. Habu was able to play against other children his age, who were also professional players like Yasumitsu Sato, Toshiyuki Muriuchi and Manabu Szaki. The Habu generation is a group of players who were born in 1970. This is not only because they were born the same year but also because of their exceptional achievements as players.

Habu was 14 when he became a professional 4-dan in 1985. After Koji Tanigawa and Hifumi Kato, he was the third junior high kid professional in shogi. At the age of 19, Habu 6-dan won a Ryuo championship. He defeated Akira Shima, who was leading a 4-member shogi study team “Shimaken”, in which Habu participated. Habu was 19 years old when he won the Ryuo championship. He defeated Akira Shima, who led shogi study group “Shimaken” of 4 people. This was Habu’s first major title. He lost the Ryuo title in the next year to Tanigawa, but Habu won the Kio championship four years later in 1991. He has been holding at least one of seven major titles each year since that time. According to the custom of titleholder systems, Habu has never been referred by his dan ranking after winning the first championship in 1989.

Since 1993, Habu has finished at the top of the year-end prize money rankings a total of 22 times (1993–96, 1998-2012, 2014–16, 2018), second twice (1997 and 2013), third once (2017) and fifth once (2019). All amounts are given in Japanese yen and consist of tournament winnings and other game fees received during the calendar year (January 1 to December 31).

Accumulating three wins in major championships (Ryūō in 1989, Kiō in 1991 and 1992), Habu actually did qualify for promotion to 9-dan in March 1992, but the existing promotion rules required him to be promoted to 8-dan first and then to wait one year before his next promotion. He was officially promoted to 9-dan on April 1, 1994.

Habu was the youngest representative of the Tokyo Suburban Area to qualify for the Amateur Meijin Tournament in July 1981. He also won four elementary school tournaments the following August. Habu won the 7th Elementary School Meijin Tournament (Xiao Xue Shing Jiang Qi Ren Zhan & Shogakusei shogi méijinsen) in April 1982. Habu expressed his desire to be a professional player, and sought advice from Katsuyasu Nakajma, owner of Hachioji Shogi Club as well as a student at Tatsuya Futakami. Habu applied to the Japan Shogi Association’s apprenticeship school as Futakami’s student. He was accepted in 1982.

Yoshiharu Habu Net Worth

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

Yoshiharu Habu was a Japanese citizen who was born in Tokorozawa (Saitama) in

1970. He then moved to Hachioji in Tokyo, before he entered kindergarten. Habu was introduced to shogi by his classmates in his first year at elementary school. His fascination with the game led his mother to enter him in a tournament at the Hachioji Shogi Club, in summer 1978. Habu lost in the first round, but his parents continued to take him to the club every weekend starting October 1978. Habu’s performance improved so quickly that he was promoted from amateur 5-dan to 5-dan in October 1981, at the age 11

Yoshiharu Habu (Japanese, Yu Sheng Shan Zhi, Hepburn) was born September 27,

1970. He is a professional shogi and chess FIDE Master. He studied shogi under Tatsuya Futakami. He is the only person who simultaneously holds seven major professional shogi titles. Habu was the first professional shogi player in Japan to receive Japan’s People’s Honour Award in January 2018.

In 1992 Habu won the Ōza championship defeating Bungo Fukusaki to hold two titles (Kiō and Ōza) simultaneously. He went on to hold the Ōza title for 19 terms in a row. In 1996 (February 14 to July 30), Habu became the first professional to ever hold all seven major titles (Meijin, Ryūō, Kisei, Ōi, Ōza, Kiō, and Ōshō) at the same time, a remarkable feat that has not been duplicated since.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Yoshiharu Habu Dating?

According to our records, Yoshiharu Habu married to Rie Hatada. As of December 1, 2023, Yoshiharu Habu’s is not dating anyone.

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In June 2014, Habu defeated the defending Meijin Toshiyuki Moriuchi four games to none to become the 72nd Meijin. Habu lost his Meijin title to Moriuchi in 2011 (69th Meijin match) and was unable to defeat Moriuchi and regain the title in both 2012 (70th Meijin match) and 2013 (71st Meijin match). By defeating Moriuchi, Habu not only moved into a tie with both Moriuchi and Yoshio Kimura for third place on the all time Meijin winner’s list, he also became the first person the recapture the title for the third time.

Facts & Trivia

Yoshiharu Ranked on the list of most popular Shogi Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yoshiharu Habu celebrates birthday on September 27 of every year.

On December 21, 2018, Habu lost the 31st Ryūō title to challenger Akihito Hirose 4 games to 3. The loss of the Ryūō title marked the first time in 27 years that Habu was a not one of professional shogi’s major titleholders. A few days after losing the Ryūō title, the Japan Shogi Association announced that Habu had expressed his desire to be officially referred to as “Habu 9-dan” (羽生九段 (Habu Kudan) ) instead of as “Ex-Ryūō Habu” (羽生前竜王 (Habu Zenryūō) ), the way Ex-Ryūō champions can choose to be referred to as throughout the year following their loss of the title.

Who is the strongest shogi player?

Yoshiharu Habu (Japanese: 羽生 善治, Hepburn: Habu Yoshiharu, born September 27, 1970) is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master.

Are there any Japanese chess grandmasters?

7000537Habu, Yoshiharu
Federation| Japan
FIDE title| FIDE Master
Rating| std. 2398 rapid Not rated blitz 2359
Online Rating| Not rated. Get rating.

What is RYOU in shogi?

Ryūō (also Ryu-O, Ryu-oh, Ryuuou; in Japanese 龍王, 竜王, lit. “Dragon King”) is an annual Japanese professional shogi tournament and the title of its winner. The current Ryūō title holder is Sōta Fujii.

Is shogi harder than chess?

Shogi is seen to be a more difficult game than chess because once players capture an opponent’s piece, they can use that piece as their own—meaning that while chess games on the whole get simpler as fewer pieces are left on the board, shogi gets more complex, a shogi professional told the New York Times (paywall) in …

Why chess is not popular in Japan?

It’s also hard for Japanese to learn it because there aren’t that many good players to go against, and there isn’t much material on Chess written in Japanese. Many Japanese people have trouble reading English and other foreign languages, so there are huge barriers to entry just learning the game.