Naruyuki Hatakeyama

Naruyuki Hatakeyama (畠山 成幸, Hatakeyama Naruyuki; June 3, 1969) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.^[1]

Naruyuki Hatakeyama
Native name	畠山成幸
Born	(1969-06-03) June 3, 1969 (age 56)
Hometown	Kanagawa Prefecture
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 1989(1989-10-01) (aged 20)
Badge Number	193
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	Masayuki Moriyasu [ja] (7-dan)
Tournaments won	1
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	6
Websites
JSA profile page

Shogi professional

Promotion history

Hatakeyama's promotion history is as follows:^[2]

• 6-kyū: 1983
• 1-dan: 1986
• 4-dan: October 1, 1989
• 5-dan: April 1, 1993
• 6-dan: April 1, 1996
• 7-dan: May 19, 2003
• 8-dan: March 8, 2017

Titles and other championships

Hatakeyama has won one non-major-title championship during his career. He defeated Tadahisa Maruyama to win the Quick Play Young Professionals Tournament [ja] in 1994.^[3][4][5]

Awards and honors

In 2014, Hatakeyama received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" for being an active professional for twenty-five years.^[3]

Personal life

Hatakeyama's twin brother Mamoru is also a professional shogi player. They are the only twins to become professional in history and both became (4-dan) professionals on the same day.^[3][6]