Kōichi Kinoshita | |
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Native name | 木下浩一 |
Born | August 29, 1967 |
Hometown | Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1988 | (aged 20)
Badge Number | 187 |
Rank | 7- dan |
Teacher | Shigeyuki Matsuda (9-dan) |
Meijin class | Free |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Kōichi Kinoshita (木下 浩一, Kinoshita Kōichi, August 29, 1967) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan. [1]
Kinoshita was born in Nagano Prefecture on August 29, 1967. As a junior high school student, he won the 3rd All-Japan Junior High School Student Invitational Shogi Tournament in 1982, [2] and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Shigeyuki Matsuda . [3] He was promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 184, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1988. [3]
In March 2009, Kinoshita declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2009. [4]
The promotion history for Kinoshita is as follows: [3]
Kinoshita received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2012 for being an active professional for 25 years. [5]
Kōichi Kinoshita | |
---|---|
Native name | 木下浩一 |
Born | August 29, 1967 |
Hometown | Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1988 | (aged 20)
Badge Number | 187 |
Rank | 7- dan |
Teacher | Shigeyuki Matsuda (9-dan) |
Meijin class | Free |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Kōichi Kinoshita (木下 浩一, Kinoshita Kōichi, August 29, 1967) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan. [1]
Kinoshita was born in Nagano Prefecture on August 29, 1967. As a junior high school student, he won the 3rd All-Japan Junior High School Student Invitational Shogi Tournament in 1982, [2] and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Shigeyuki Matsuda . [3] He was promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 184, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1988. [3]
In March 2009, Kinoshita declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2009. [4]
The promotion history for Kinoshita is as follows: [3]
Kinoshita received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2012 for being an active professional for 25 years. [5]