Naoya Fujiwara

Naoya Fujiwara
Native name	藤原直哉
Born	(1965-05-27) May 27, 1965 (age 59)
Hometown	Kobe
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1989(1989-04-01) (aged 23)
Badge Number	190
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Masakazu Wakamatsu [ja] (8-dan)
Meijin class	Free
Ryūō class	6
Websites
JSA profile page

Naoya Fujiwara (藤原 直哉, Fujiwara Naoya, born May 27, 1965) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Fujiwara was born in Kobe on May 27, 1965.^[1][2] He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Masakazu Wakamatsu [ja] in 1979, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1989.^[2]

Shogi professional

Fujiwara finished the 75th Meijin Class C2 league (April 2016 – March 2017) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.^[3]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Fujiwara is as follows:^[4]

• 6-kyū: 1979
• 1-dan: 1982
• 4-dan: April 1, 1989
• 5-dan: November 10, 1994
• 6-dan: July 24, 2001
• 7-dan: June 19, 2013

Awards and honors

Fujiwara received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2013 for being an active professional for 25 years.^[5]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujiwara Naoya" 棋士データベース: 藤原直哉 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Naoya Fujiwara] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
2. "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Fujiwara Naoya" 棋士名鑑: 七段 藤原 直哉 [Player Directory: Naoya Fujiwara 7-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. p. 566. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
3. "Dai Nanajūgoki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū" 第75期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組 [75th Meijin Tournament Class C2] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujiwara Naoya Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 藤原直哉 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Naoya Fujiwara Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujiwara Naoya Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 藤原直哉 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Naoya Fujiwara Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Fujiwara, Naoya