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Hirotaka Kajiura (梶浦 宏孝, Kajiura Hirotaka, born July 6, 1995) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Kajiura was born in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, Japan on July 6, 1995. He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was about five years old, and eventually entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Daisuke Suzuki in 2008. He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2012 and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after finishing in second place in the 56th 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kajiura is as follows.

• 6-kyū: April 2008
• 3-dan: October 2012
• 4-dan: April 1, 2015
• 5-dan: July 25, 2019
• 6-dan: June 4, 2020
• 7-dan: May 6, 2021

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kajiura Hirotaka" 棋士データベース: 梶浦宏孝 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Kajiura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
2. ^ "Shinyondan Tanjo no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dan announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 14, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
3. Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 27. Retrieved July 31, 2019 – via Google Books.
4. "Dai Gonjūryonkkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūyonnen Jūgatsu kara Nisenjūgonen Sangatsu" 第56回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2014年10月～2015年3月 [56th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2014 to March 2015] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kajiura Hirotaka Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 梶浦宏孝 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Kajiura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kajiura, Hirotaka

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