Japanese shogi player
Hiroshi Kamiya (神谷 広志 , Kamiya Hiroshi , born April 21, 1961) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan .
Early life and apprenticeship
Kamiya was born in Hamamatsu , Shizuoka Prefecture on April 21, 1961. He entered the Japan Shogi Association 's apprentice school at the rank of 5-kyū in 1975 as student of shogi professional Hisao Hirotsu [ja ] . He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in March 1981.[ 1]
Shogi professional
Kamiya is a member of the so-called Shōwa 55 group (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 (Year 55 of the Shōwa period ) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami , Osamu Nakamura , Michio Takahashi , Akira Shima , Yasuaki Tsukada , Masaki Izumi , and Yūji Yoda [ja ] .[ 2]
In 1987, Kamiya won twenty-eight consecutive games to set a new professional shogi record for consecutive victories. Kamiya's record stood until June 2017 when it was broken by Sōta Fujii .[ 3] [ 4]
In August 2024, Kamiya became the 63rd player to win 600 games as a professional. He received the Japan Shogi Association 's "Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award" as a result.[ 5]
Promotion history
The promotion history for Kamiya is as follows:[ 6]
5-kyū : 1975
1-dan: 1978
4-dan: March 18, 1981
5-dan: April 1, 1984
6-dan: March 17, 1989
7-dan: December 12, 1997
8-dan: May 1, 2014
Awards and honors
Kamiya received the JSA 's Annual Shogi Award for "Most Consecutive Games Won" in 1987.[ 7] He also received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in 2005 in honor of his being an active shogi professional for twenty-five years, and the JSA's "Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award" for winning 600 official games as a professional in 2024.[ 8]
References
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kamiya Hiroshi" 棋士データベース:神谷広志 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kamiya] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association . Retrieved June 6, 2018 .
^ Naoe, Ametsugu (January 18, 2017). "Nakamura Osamu Ichimon wo Goshōkai!" 中村修一門をご紹介! [Introducing the Osamu Nakamura "shogi family"!] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2019 .
^ "Youngest 'shogi' pro Sōta Fujii matches longest winning streak with 28th victory" . The Japan Times . Kyodo News . June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2019 .
^ "Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii wins record 29th straight match" . The Japan Times . Kyodo News. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2019 .
^ "Kamiya Hiroshi Hachidan, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tasei" 神谷広志八段, 600勝(将棋栄誉賞)を達成 [Hiroshi Kamiya 8d reaches 600 wins (awarded "Shogi Honor Award")] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. August 15, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024 .
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kamiya Hiroshi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 神谷広志 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kamiya Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2019 .
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kamiya Hiroshi Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 神谷広志 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kamiya Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2019 .
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kamiya Hiroshi Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 神谷広志 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kamiya Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 25, 2024 .
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