Hiroshi Kamiya (shogi)
Hiroshi Kamiya | |
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Native name | |
Born | April 21, 1961 |
Hometown | Hamamatsu |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | March 18, 1981 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 149 |
Rank | 8-dan |
Teacher | Hisao Hirotsu (9-dan) |
Meijin class | Free |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Hiroshi Kamiya (
Early life and apprenticeship
[edit]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 . He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in March 1981.[1]
Shogi professional
[edit]Kamiya is a member of the so-called Shōwa 55 group (55
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]
Promotion history
[edit]The promotion history for Kamiya is as follows:[5]
- 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
[edit]Kamiya received the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Most Consecutive Games Won" in 1987.[6] He received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" 2005 in honor of his being an active shogi professional for twenty-five years.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 June 6, 2019.
External links
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