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Kensuke Kitahama

is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Kensuke Kitahama was born in Ebina, Kanagawa on December 28, 1975. As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished runner-up to Kōsuke Tamura in the in 1987.

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

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kitahama is as follows:

  • 6-kyÅ«: 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.

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