Hirotaka Nozuki

Hirotaka Nozuki
Native name	野月浩貴
Born	(1973-07-04) July 4, 1973 (age 51)
Hometown	Kita-ku, Sapporo
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 1996(1996-10-01) (aged 23)
Badge Number	221
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	Osamu Katsūra [ja] (9-dan)
Tournaments won	2
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	4
Websites
JSA profile page

Hirotaka Nozuki (野月 浩貴 Nozuki [Nodzuki] Hirotaka, born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Hirotaka Nozuki was born in Kita-ku, Sapporo on July 4, 1973.^[1] He won the 10th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] tournament in 1985,^[2] and the same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Osamu Katsūra [ja].^[3] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1991 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1996.^[3]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nozuki is as follows:^[3]

• 6-kyū: 1985
• 1-dan: 1991
• 4-dan: October 1, 1996
• 5-dan: October 10, 2000
• 6-dan: April 1, 2004
• 7-dan: April 1, 2005
• 8-dan: January 20, 2017

Titles and other championships

Nozuki has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the 17th Hayazashi Shineisen [ja] (1998) and the 19th All Star Kachinuki-sen [ja] (1998–99).^[4]

Personal life

Nozuki is married to women's shogi professional Mana Watanabe. The two got married in January 2024.^[5]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nozuki Hirotaka" 棋士データベース: 野月浩貴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Nozuki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
2. "Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 小学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nozuki Hirotaka Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 野月浩貴 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Nozuki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nozuki Hirotaka Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 野月浩貴 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Nozuki Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
5. "Shogi no Watanabe Mana Joryu Sandan ga Nozuki Hirotaka 8-dan to Kekkon" 将棋の渡部愛女流三段が野月浩貴八段と結婚 [Shogi's women professional 3-dan Mana Watanabe married Hirotaka Nozuki 8-dan]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). February 14, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Nozuki, Hirotaka^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Hirotaka Nozuki on Twitter