is a Japanese chess player who holds the title of
FIDE master
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
. He won the 40th
Japanese Chess Championship The Japanese women's chess championship has been largely dominated by Naoko Takemoto (Naoko Takahashi before she married).
Winners
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References
External links
* Results from the Japanese Chess Federatio (in Japanese)
* Short biography on Akira ...
in May 2007 and became the youngest ever national champion (16 years, 18 days old). He also played for Japan at the
38th Chess Olympiad
The 38th Chess Olympiad (), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place from 12 to 25 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany. There were 146 teams ...
in November 2008 and became co-champion of
the U.S. National High School Championship in April 2010.
Uesugi moved to the United States in March 2000. He graduated from
Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, Maryland)
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in June 2010 and
University of California, Berkeley
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in May 2014.
Chess major achievements
World
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Chess Olympiad
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Player represented Japan for
38th Chess Olympiad
The 38th Chess Olympiad (), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place from 12 to 25 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany. There were 146 teams ...
, Dresden, Germany - November 2008
* World Youth Olympic, Singapore - August 2007
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World Junior Chess Championship
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
The idea was the brainchild of William Rits ...
, Istanbul, Turkey - November 2005
United States
* National High School Co-Champion, Columbus, OH - April 2010
* National High School Bughouse Chess Champion, Columbus, OH - April 2010
* Springfield Open Co-Champion, Springfield, VA - January 2010
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United States Chess League
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Player a
Baltimore Kingfishers- AUG-NOV 2009
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UMBC Championship Co-Champion, Catonsville, MD - September 2009
* US NO.1 ranking among age 18, June 2009
* 40th Virginia Open Champion, Springfield, VA - January 2008
* National Scholastic Champion of Grade 10, Houston, TX - December 2007
* National Scholastic Champion of Grade 9, Lake Buena Vista, FL - December 2006
* Winner of Sweet 16 Invitation only Maryland Scholastic Championship to determine
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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2009 US NO.1 Chess University Chess Scholar awarded full tuition scholarship fo
UMBCin Grade 7, Catonsville, MD - March 2005
Japan
* Golden Open Champion, Tokyo, Japan - May 2015
* New Year Open Champion, Tokyo, Japan - January 2013
* Christmas Open Champion, Tokyo, Japan - December 2012
* Three times Japan Summer Open Champion, Tokyo, Japan - July 2008, July 2009, July 2012
* 2010-2011 Most Promising Youth Award for the coming Olympics and International Championships by
Japanese Olympic Committee
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* 2009-2010 Most Promising Youth Award for the coming Olympics and International Championships by
Japanese Olympic Committee
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* Three times Japan Junior Champion and Junior Olympic Cup winner, Tokyo, Japan - July 2007, July 2008, July 2009
* Japan Youngest ever National Champion, Tokyo, Japan - May 2007
Other sports
In November 2010, Shinsaku won the UC Berkeley
Canasta
Canasta (; Spanish language, Spanish for "basket") is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 rum. Although many variations exist for two, three, five or six players, it is most commonly played by four in two par ...
tournament with Ted Sanders. As of February 2011, Shinsaku Uesugi is UC Berkeley's second highest rated Canasta player.
Shinsaku also played for the UC Berkeley badminton team.
References
Media articles
Future Stars in the Spotlight at Three Student Tournamentsby New York Times on May 1, 2010
High School Nationals: The Biggest Tie Ever and Hunter on Topby United States Chess Federation on April 19, 2010
Columbus, Ryba Wins Blitz, Low and Uesgui Take Bugby United States Chess Federation on April 16, 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkTQ9CbUjyk (YouTube)]　by Voice of America on November 26, 2008
Erenburg and Stripunsky Take Atlantic by United States Chess Federation on May 1, 2008
Uesugi, Lu tie at Openby The Washington Times on February 9, 2008
Searching for Bobby Fischer in Potomac?€€by The Connection on July 17, 2007
Triumph in Tokyo€€by Potomac Almanac on May 15, 2007
Chess scores middle-schooler scholarship by Gazette.net on February 22, 2006
by Gazette.net on January 14, 2004
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1991 births
Living people
Japanese chess players
Chess FIDE Masters
University of California, Berkeley alumni
Sportspeople from Kyoto
Japanese expatriates in the United States
People from Potomac, Maryland
Chess Olympiad competitors