born October 16, 1980 is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Hiroaki Yokoyama was born on October 16, 1980, in Tama, Tokyo.
He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional in August 1993, was promoted to 1-dan in July 1999, and finally obtained full professional status and corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2002.
Shogi professional
Promotion history
The promotion history for Yokoyama is as follows:
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6-kyū: 1993
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1-dan: 1999
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4-dan: October 1, 2002
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5-dan: October 30, 2007
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6-dan: December 7, 2012
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7-dan: September 11, 2019
Awards and honors
Yokoyama received the Japan Shogi Association's 42nd Annual Shogi Award for "Most Consecutive Victories" for April 2014March 2015.
Personal life
Yokoyama is a graduate of
Chuo University.
He has been married to LPSA professional
Saori Shimai since July 2011.
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