Takeshi Kawakami


Takeshi Kawakami is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life

Kawakami was born on July 12, 1972, in Adachi, Tokyo. As a junior high school first-grade student in 1985, he finished runner-up to fellow future shogi professional Nobuyuki Yashiki in the ; the following year, however, he won the same tournament. In 1987, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of. Promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 1990, he full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1993 after winning the 12th 3-dan League with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.

Shogi professional

Kawakami finished runner-up to Torahiko Tanaka in the 3rd in 1994, but the tournament was not yet considered to be an official tournament at the time.
In 2013, he finished the finished the 71st Meijin Class C2 league with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kawakami is as follows: