Kazuharu Shoshi

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

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

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]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Shoshi Kazuharu" 棋士データベース: 所司和晴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuharu Shoshi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
2. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Shoshi Kazuharu Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 所司和晴 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuharu Shoshi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Shoshi Kazuharu Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース:所司和晴 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuharu Shoshi Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
4. "Shoshi Kazuharu All-Xiangqi games-01xq.com". www.01xq.com. Retrieved Mar 31, 2020.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Shoshi, Kazuharu
• Official website (in Japanese)