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Hirotaka Kajiura

Japanese shogi player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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Early life and apprenticeship

Kajiura was born in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, Japan on July 6, 1995.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[2][4]

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Promotion history

The promotion history for Kajiura is as follows.[5]

  • 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

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