Kiyokazu Katsumata

Kiyokazu Katsumata (勝又 清和, Katsumata Kiyokazu; born March 21, 1969) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Kiyokazu Katsumata
Native name	勝又清和
Born	(1969-03-21) March 21, 1969 (age 56)
Hometown	Zama, Kanagawa
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1995(1995-04-01) (aged 26)
Badge Number	215
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Kazuo Ishida [ja] (9-dan)
Meijin class	Free
Ryūō class	6
Websites
JSA profile page
Kiyokazu Katsumata on Twitter

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Katsumata was born on March 21, 1969, in Zama, Kanagawa.^[1] As a junior high school student, Katsumata won the 8th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] in 1983.^[2][3] Later that same year, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kazuo Ishida [ja].^[3] He was promoted to amateur professional 1-dan in 1986 and was awarded full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 1995.^[3]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Katsumata is as follows:^[4]

• 6-kyū: 1983
• 1-dan: 1986
• 4-dan: April 1, 1995
• 5-dan: April 1, 1999
• 6-dan: March 13, 2007
• 7-dan: April 1, 2020