Eiji Iijima

Eiji Iijima (飯島 栄治, Iijima Eiji; born September 16, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.^[1]

Eiji Iijima
Native name	飯島栄治
Born	(1979-09-16) September 16, 1979 (age 45)
Hometown	Nakano, Tokyo
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2000(2000-04-01) (aged 20)
Badge Number	240
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	Noboru Sakurai [ja] (8-dan)
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	4
Websites
JSA profile page

Shogi professional

Theoretical contributions

Iijima invented the Iijima Bishop Pullback strategy which is named after him. He received the 16th Masuda Award (April 2009 – March 2010) for developing the strategy.^[2]

Promotion history

Iijima's promotion history is as follows:^[3]

• 6-kyū: 1991
• 1-dan: 1995
• 4-dan: April 1, 2000
• 5-dan: September 7, 2004
• 6-dan: September 11, 2008
• 7-dan: October 22, 2010
• 8-dan: February 2, 2021