Michio Ariyoshi, who played an aggressive shogi called ``fire ball style'' and continued to be a professional shogi player until the age of 74 at the time, and was active in title matches, died of aspiration pneumonia on the 27th. .
he was 87 years old.
Mr. Ariyoshi was born in Okayama Prefecture, and became a professional shogi player at the age of 19 in 1955 after apprenticing to the 15th generation master Yasuharu Oyama, who was also from Okayama Prefecture.
With his aggressive style of shogi, known as ``Hinotama-ryu,'' he has appeared in a total of 9 title matches, winning ``Kisei'' and winning the 30th NHK Trophy Tournament.
He continued to play an active role as a professional shogi player until he retired in 2010 at the age of 74, the oldest active player at the time. His posture was loved by many fans.
According to the Japan Shogi Federation, Mr. Ariyoshi died of aspiration pneumonia at the hospital on the 27th.
he was 87 years old.
Regarding Ariyoshi's death, Yoshiharu Hanyu 9th dan said on Twitter, "I learned many times in the official game, but the research in the early stage was deep and I always learned a lot. During the game, he was full of fighting spirit. , He was a very friendly and cheerful teacher in his daily life."