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Shingo Hirafuji
Shingo Hirafuji
Native name	平藤眞吾
Born	October 15, 1963 (age 61)
Hometown	Toyonaka, Osaka
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1991 (aged 27)
Badge Number	199
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Shōzō Kashū [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin class	C2
Ryūō class	6
Websites
	JSA profile page

Shingo Hirafuji (平藤眞吾, Hirafuji Shingo, born October 15, 1963) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.^[1]

Early life and apprenticeship

Hirafuji was born in Toyonaka, Osaka on October 15, 1963.^[2] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as student of shogi professional Shōzō Kashū [ja] in 1980. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1983 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1991.^[3]

Hirafuji is considered an all-around player who is adept at many different Static Rook and Ranging Rook strategies.^{[citation needed]}

Hirafuji's promotion history is as follows:^[4]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hirafuji Shingo" 棋士データベース: 平藤眞吾 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shingo Hirafuji] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hirafuji Shingo" 棋士データベース: 平藤眞吾 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shingo Hirafuji] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
^ "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Hirafuji Shingo" 棋士名鑑: 七段平藤眞吾 [Player Directory: Shingo Hirafuji 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. 565. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via Google Books.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hirafuji Shingo Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 平藤眞吾昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shingo Hirafuji Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

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