Kazuharu Shoshi Native name 所司和晴 Born (1961-10-23 ) October 23, 1961 (age 63) Hometown Kōtō Achieved professional status June 27, 1985(1985-06-27) (aged 23) Badge Number 172 Rank 7-dan Teacher Hirokichi Hirano (7-dan)Meijin classFree Ryūō class6 Notable students JSA profile page
Kazuharu Shoshi (所司 和晴 , Shoshi Kazuharu , born October 23, 1961) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan .[ 1]
Shogi professional
Promotion history
The promotion history for Shoshi is as follows:[ 2]
5-kyū : 1978
1-dan: 1980
4-dan: June 27, 1985
5-dan: April 1, 1987
6-dan: October 29, 1992
7-dan: April 27, 2005
Awards and honors
Shoshi received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2010 for being an active professional for 25 years.[ 3]
Publications
Shoshi has written several books on shogi, including a standard manual on shogi handicap opening theory .
— (2000). Koma Ochi Jōseki 駒落ち定跡 [Handicap Shogi Openings ] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: [Mainichi Communications. ISBN 4-8197-0209-2 .
Xiangqi
Shoshi also plays xiangqi representing Japan in world tournaments and won the first prize in 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015 in the non-Chinese/Vietnamese category.[ 4]
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Active professional shogi players
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