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Kensuke Kitahama (北浜 健介, Kitahama Kensuke, born December 28, 1975) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship
Kensuke Kitahama was born in Ebina, Kanagawa on December 28, 1975. As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished runner-up to Kōsuke Tamura in the 12th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament in 1987.
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. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1992 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.
Shogi professional
= Promotion history
=The promotion history for Kitahama is as follows:
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.
References
External links
ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kitahama, Kensuke
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- Kensuke Kitahama
- Kitahama
- Kensuke
- Meijin (shogi)
- Yoshiyuki Matsumoto
- Sōta Fujii
- Hiroshi Okazaki
- Ebina, Kanagawa
- Mitsunori Makino
- Hiroki Taniai
