Kensuke Kitahama
Kensuke Kitahama | |
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![]() Kitahama at a November 2019 human shogi [ja] event in Himeji, Japan. | |
Native name | 北浜健介 |
Born | (1975-12-28) December 28, 1975 (age 48) |
Hometown | Ebina, Kanagawa |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1994(1994-04-01) (aged 18) |
Badge Number | 211 |
Rank | 8-dan |
Teacher | Yoshimasa Saeki [ja] (9-dan) |
Meijin class | B2 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Kensuke Kitahama (北浜 健介, Kitahama Kensuke, born December 28, 1975) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.[1]
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship
Kensuke Kitahama was born in Ebina, Kanagawa on December 28, 1975.[2] As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished runner-up to Kōsuke Tamura in the 12th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament [ja] in 1987.[3][4]
In September 1988, Kitahama entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional Yoshimasa Saeki [ja]. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1992 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.[5]
Shogi professional
Promotion history
The promotion history for Kitahama is as follows:[6]
- 6-kyū: 1988
- 1-dan: 1992
- 4-dan: April 1, 1994
- 5-dan: April 1, 1996
- 6-dan: April 1, 1998
- 7-dan: April 1, 2003
- 8-dan: March 7, 2013
Personal life
Kitahama graduated from Waseda University in 2000.[7]
References
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitahama Kensuke" 棋士データベース: 北浜健介 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kensuke Kitahama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitahama Kensuke" 棋士データベース: 北浜健介 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kensuke Kitahama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Goto, Genki (August 1, 2009). "Kaneuchi Ama, Nikaisen de Haitai" 金内アマ, 2回戦で敗退 [Amateur shogi player Kaneuchi loses in 2nd round]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 37. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Kishi Meikan: Hachidan Kitahama Kensuke" 棋士名鑑: 八段 北浜 健介 [Player Directory: Kensuke Kitahama 8-dan]. 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitahama Kensuke Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 北浜健介 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kensuke Kitahama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Murakami, Kōji (February 27, 2004). "Dai Nijūnikai Asahi Ōpun Shōgi Senshuken Kansenki" 第22回朝日オープン将棋選手権 観戦記 [22nd Asahi Open Tournament Game Report]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
External links
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kitahama, Kensuke
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