Kazuharu Shoshi

Kazuharu Shoshi (所司 和晴, Shoshi Kazuharu; born October 23, 1961) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.^[1]

Kazuharu Shoshi
Native name	所司和晴
Born	(1961-10-23) October 23, 1961 (age 63)
Hometown	Kōtō
Career
Achieved professional status	June 27, 1985(1985-06-27) (aged 23)
Badge Number	172
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Hirokichi Hirano (7-dan)
Meijin class	Free
Ryūō class	6
Notable students	Ayumu Matsuo Akira Watanabe Atsushi Miyata Naohiro Ishida Kentarō Ishii Seiya Kondō Takahiro Ōhashi Kaori Uekawa Manaka Inagawa Mio Watanabe Maho Isotani
Websites
JSA profile page

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Shoshi is as follows:^[2]

• 5-kyū: 1978
• 1-dan: 1980
• 4-dan: June 27, 1985
• 5-dan: April 1, 1987
• 6-dan: October 29, 1992
• 7-dan: April 27, 2005

Awards and honors

Shoshi received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2010 for being an active professional for 25 years.^[3]

Publications

Shoshi has written several books on shogi, including a standard manual on shogi handicap opening theory.

• — (2000). Koma Ochi Jōseki 駒落ち定跡 [Handicap Shogi Openings] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: [Mainichi Communications. ISBN 4-8197-0209-2.

Xiangqi

Shoshi also plays xiangqi representing Japan in world tournaments and won the first prize in 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015 in the non-Chinese/Vietnamese category.^[4] He holds the rank of Federation Master.^[5]