Mirai Aoshima
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| Born | (1995-02-27) February 27, 1995 (age 29) |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 2015(2015-04-01) (aged 20) |
| Badge Number | 300 |
| Rank | 6-dan |
| Teacher | Terutaka Yasue [ja] (8-dan) |
| Meijin class | B2 |
| Ryūō class | 4 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Japan |
| Title | FIDE Master (2019) |
| Peak rating | 2380 (June 2024) |
Mirai Aoshima (青嶋 未来, Aoshima Mirai, born February 27, 1995) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan, and a chess player holding the title of FIDE Master.
Mirai Aoshima was born on February 27, 1995, in Mishima, Shizuoka.[1] He learned how to play shogi when he was about six years old from a shogi book his father bought him.[2] As an elementary school student, he represented Tokyo in the All Japan Elementary School Student Kurashiki Ōshō Tournament [ja] in 2003 and 2005, finishing in ninth place each time.[3][4]
Aoshima entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Terutaka Yasue [ja] in 2005.[2] He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2012 and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after taking first place in the 56th 3-dan League with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.[2][5]
Aoshima's promotion history is as follows:[6]
Aoshima received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best Winning Percentage" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" for 2016.[7][8]
Aoshima is a FIDE Master with a peak FIDE rating of 2380 as of June 2024[update].[9] In 2019, he won the Tokyo Chess Championship[10] and the Japan Chess Championship.[11]
