Japanese shogi player ranked 7-dan
Kōzō Arimori Native name 有森浩三 Born (1963-02-13 ) February 13, 1963 (age 61) Hometown Okayama Nationality ] Achieved professional status March 9, 1983(1983-03-09) (aged 20) Badge Number 158 Rank 8-dan Teacher Michio Ariyoshi (9-dan)Meijin classFree Ryūō class6 JSA profile page
Kōzō Arimori (有森 浩三 , Arimori Kōzō , February 13, 1963) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan .
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship
Arimori was born in Okayama , Okayama Prefecture on February 13, 1963.[ 1] As a junior high school student he won the 2nd Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament [ja ] in 1977,[ 2] and that same year was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association 's apprentice school at the rank of apprentice professional 5-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Michio Ariyoshi .[ 1] Arimori obtained the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 1979 and was awarded full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in March 1983.[ 3]
Shogi professional
In March 2007, Arimori declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2007.[ 4]
Promotion history
The promotion history for Arimori is as follows:[ 3]
5-kyū : 1977
1-dan: 1979
4-dan: March 9, 1983
5-dan: August 26, 1986
6-dan: July 13, 1991
7-dan: September 7, 2000
8-dan: April 1, 2022
Awards and honors
Arimori received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in 2011 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years.[ 5]
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Active professional shogi players
9-dan 8-dan 7-dan 6-dan 5-dan 4-dan Current titleholders Lifetime titleholders