Kentarō Ishii
Kentarō Ishii is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.Early life
Ishii was born on April 13, 1992, in Chiba, Chiba. He became interested in shogi after receiving a shogi set as a present from his grandfather, and started attending a shogi school run by shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi as a kindergartener. Ishii failed the entrance examination for the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school twice before finally passing it and being accepted into the school at the rank of 6-kyū in 2004 under the guidance of Shoshi. He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2007, 3-dan in 2010, and finally obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2013 after winning the 53rd 3-dan League with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.Ishii's promotion history is as follows:
- 2004, September: 6-kyū
- 2010, April: 3-dan
- 2013, October 1: 4-dan
- 2017, October 30: 5-dan
- 2020, June 5: 6-dan
