Kensuke Kitahama

Kensuke Kitahama
Kitahama at a November 2019 human shogi [ja] event in Himeji, Japan.
Native name	北浜健介
Born	(1975-12-28) December 28, 1975 (age 49)
Hometown	Ebina, Kanagawa
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1994(1994-04-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number	211
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	Yoshimasa Saeki [ja] (9-dan)
Meijin class	B2
Ryūō class	5
Websites
JSA profile page

Kensuke Kitahama (北浜 健介, Kitahama Kensuke, born December 28, 1975) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.^[1]

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Kensuke Kitahama was born in Ebina, Kanagawa on December 28, 1975.^[2] As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished runner-up to Kōsuke Tamura in the 12th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament [ja] in 1987.^[3][4]

In September 1988, Kitahama entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional Yoshimasa Saeki [ja]. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1992 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.^[5]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kitahama is as follows:^[6]

• 6-kyū: 1988
• 1-dan: 1992
• 4-dan: April 1, 1994
• 5-dan: April 1, 1996
• 6-dan: April 1, 1998
• 7-dan: April 1, 2003
• 8-dan: March 7, 2013

Personal life

Kitahama graduated from Waseda University in 2000.^[7]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitahama Kensuke" 棋士データベース: 北浜健介 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kensuke Kitahama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
2. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitahama Kensuke" 棋士データベース: 北浜健介 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kensuke Kitahama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
3. Goto, Genki (August 1, 2009). "Kaneuchi Ama, Nikaisen de Haitai" 金内アマ, 2回戦で敗退 [Amateur shogi player Kaneuchi loses in 2nd round]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved May 22, 2018.
4. Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 37. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via Google Books.
5. "Kishi Meikan: Hachidan Kitahama Kensuke" 棋士名鑑: 八段 北浜 健介 [Player Directory: Kensuke Kitahama 8-dan]. 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via Google Books.
6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitahama Kensuke Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 北浜健介 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kensuke Kitahama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
7. Murakami, Kōji (February 27, 2004). "Dai Nijūnikai Asahi Ōpun Shōgi Senshuken Kansenki" 第22回朝日オープン将棋選手権 観戦記 [22nd Asahi Open Tournament Game Report]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved May 31, 2024.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kitahama, Kensuke