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Shogi Player Yamashita 3-Dan Gets Right to Turn Professional, 17-Year-Old High School Student (Kyodo News)

Yamashita Kazutoshi (17), a high school student and member of the Shogi Association's professional shogi player training institute, won his fifth game (five losses) in the Shogi Association's third-dan league held at the Kansai Shogi Kaikan in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, on the 12th, securing his right to turn professional. Yamashita won in the fifth group of the ranking matches, a preliminary round for the 38th Ryuo Tournament, in May.
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Yamashita Kazutoshi (17), a high school student and member of the Shogi Association's professional shogi player training institute, won his fifth game (five losses) in the Shogi Association's third-dan league held at the Kansai Shogi Kaikan in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, on the 12th, securing his right to turn professional. Yamashita won in the fifth group of the ranking matches, a preliminary round for the 38th Ryuo Tournament, in May.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
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