| Kiyokazu Katsumata | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 勝又清和 |
| Born | March 21, 1969 |
| Hometown | Zama, Kanagawa |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 1995 (aged 26) |
| Badge Number | 215 |
| Rank | 7- dan |
| Teacher | Kazuo Ishida (9-dan) |
| Meijin class | Free |
| Ryūō class | 6 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
| Kiyokazu Katsumata on X | |
Kiyokazu Katsumata (勝又 清和, Katsumata Kiyokazu, born March 21, 1969) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan.
Katsumata was born on March 21, 1969, in Zama, Kanagawa. [1] As a junior high school student, Katsumata won the 8th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament in 1983. [2] [3] Later that same year, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū as a student of shogi professional Kazuo Ishida. [3] He was promoted to amateur professional 1-dan in 1986 and was awarded full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 1995. [3]
The promotion history for Katsumata is as follows: [4]
- 6- kyū: 1983
- 1-dan: 1986
- 4-dan: April 1, 1995
- 5-dan: April 1, 1999
- 6-dan: March 13, 2007
- 7-dan: April 1, 2020
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Katsumata Kiyokazu" 棋士データベース: 勝又清和 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyokazu Katsumata] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Chūgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 中学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Katsumata Kiyokazu" 棋士名鑑: 六段 勝又 清和 [Player Directory: Kiyokazu Katsumata 6-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. p. 569. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Katsumata Kiyokazu Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 勝又清和 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyokazu Katsumata Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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| Kiyokazu Katsumata | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 勝又清和 |
| Born | March 21, 1969 |
| Hometown | Zama, Kanagawa |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 1995 (aged 26) |
| Badge Number | 215 |
| Rank | 7- dan |
| Teacher | Kazuo Ishida (9-dan) |
| Meijin class | Free |
| Ryūō class | 6 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
| Kiyokazu Katsumata on X | |
Kiyokazu Katsumata (勝又 清和, Katsumata Kiyokazu, born March 21, 1969) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan.
Katsumata was born on March 21, 1969, in Zama, Kanagawa. [1] As a junior high school student, Katsumata won the 8th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament in 1983. [2] [3] Later that same year, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū as a student of shogi professional Kazuo Ishida. [3] He was promoted to amateur professional 1-dan in 1986 and was awarded full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 1995. [3]
The promotion history for Katsumata is as follows: [4]
- 6- kyū: 1983
- 1-dan: 1986
- 4-dan: April 1, 1995
- 5-dan: April 1, 1999
- 6-dan: March 13, 2007
- 7-dan: April 1, 2020
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Katsumata Kiyokazu" 棋士データベース: 勝又清和 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyokazu Katsumata] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Chūgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 中学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Katsumata Kiyokazu" 棋士名鑑: 六段 勝又 清和 [Player Directory: Kiyokazu Katsumata 6-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. p. 569. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Katsumata Kiyokazu Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 勝又清和 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kiyokazu Katsumata Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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