Naoya Fujiwara
Naoya Fujiwara | |
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Native name | |
Born | May 27, 1965 |
Hometown | Kobe |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1989 | (aged 23)
Badge Number | 190 |
Rank | 7-dan |
Teacher | Masakazu Wakamatsu (8-dan) |
Meijin class | Free |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Naoya Fujiwara (
Early life and apprenticeship
[edit]Fujiwara was born in Kobe on May 27, 1965.[1][2] He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Masakazu Wakamatsu in 1979, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1989.[2]
Shogi professional
[edit]Fujiwara finished the 75th Meijin Class C2 league (April 2016 – March 2017) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.[3]
Promotion history
[edit]The promotion history for Fujiwara is as follows:[4]
- 6-kyū: 1979
- 1-dan: 1982
- 4-dan: April 1, 1989
- 5-dan: November 10, 1994
- 6-dan: July 24, 2001
- 7-dan: June 19, 2013
Awards and honors
[edit]Fujiwara received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2013 for being an active professional for 25 years.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujiwara Naoya"
棋士 データベース:藤原 直哉 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Naoya Fujiwara] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 22, 2020. - ^ a b "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Fujiwara Naoya"
棋士 名鑑 :七 段 藤原 直哉 [Player Directory: Naoya Fujiwara 7-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. 566. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via Google Books. - ^ "Dai Nanajūgoki Meijinsen・Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū"
第 75期 名人 戦 ・順位 戦 C級 2組 [75th Meijin Tournament Class C2] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2020. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujiwara Naoya Shōdan Rireki"
棋士 データベース:藤原 直哉 昇段 履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Naoya Fujiwara Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 22, 2020. - ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujiwara Naoya Sonota Hyōshō"
棋士 データベース:藤原 直哉 その他 表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Naoya Fujiwara Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
External links
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