Kenji Imaizumi | |
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Native name | 今泉健司 |
Born | July 3, 1973 |
Hometown | Fukuyama, Hiroshima |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2015 | (aged 41)
Badge Number | 299 |
Rank | 5- dan |
Teacher | Hiroto Kiritani (7-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page | |
Official website |
Kenji Imaizumi (今泉 健司, Imaizumi Kenji, born July 3, 1973) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5- dan. [1]
Imaizumi (a former 3-dan professional shogi apprentice) was the first amateur to become a professional player via the Professional Admission Test (プロ編入試験 puro henyū shiken) in 2014. [2] [3]
The promotion history for Imaizumi is as follows: [4]
Imaizumi received the Japan Shogi Association's Masuda Award for the 2007–2008 shogi season for his idea of playing " R-32" on move one as gote in the opening. He was the first apprentice professional to win the award. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Kenji Imaizumi | |
---|---|
Native name | 今泉健司 |
Born | July 3, 1973 |
Hometown | Fukuyama, Hiroshima |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2015 | (aged 41)
Badge Number | 299 |
Rank | 5- dan |
Teacher | Hiroto Kiritani (7-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page | |
Official website |
Kenji Imaizumi (今泉 健司, Imaizumi Kenji, born July 3, 1973) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5- dan. [1]
Imaizumi (a former 3-dan professional shogi apprentice) was the first amateur to become a professional player via the Professional Admission Test (プロ編入試験 puro henyū shiken) in 2014. [2] [3]
The promotion history for Imaizumi is as follows: [4]
Imaizumi received the Japan Shogi Association's Masuda Award for the 2007–2008 shogi season for his idea of playing " R-32" on move one as gote in the opening. He was the first apprentice professional to win the award. [5] [6] [7] [8]