Kōsuke Tamura
Early life. Kōsuke Tamura was born on March 16, 1976, in Uozu, Toyama. He won the in 1987 when he was a sixth-grade student at Ōkubo Elementary School, defeating fellow future shogi professional Kensuke Kitahama in the final. In November 1987, Tamura entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Nobuyuki Ōuchi. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1991, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1995. Promotion history. The promotion history for Tamura is as follows : Titles and other championships. Tamura has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won one non-major shogi championships during his career: the in 2003. Awards and honors. Tamura received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" for the 20034 shogi year.