is a Japanese

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ranked 8-

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Early life

Kamiya was born in

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on April 21, 1961. He entered the

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's apprentice school at the rank of 5-

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in 1975 as student of shogi professional . He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in March 1981.

Shogi professional

Kamiya is a member of the so-called ''Shōwa 55'' group (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 ( Year 55 of the

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) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami,

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, and . In 1987, Kamiya won twenty-eight consecutive games to set a new professional shogi record for consecutive victories. Kamiya's record stood until June 2017 when it was broken by

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Promotion history

The promotion history for Kamiya is as follows: * 5-

: 1975 * 1-dan: 1978 * 4-dan: March 18, 1981 * 5-dan: April 1, 1984 * 6-dan: March 17, 1989 * 7-dan: December 12, 1997 * 8-dan: May 1, 2014

Awards and honors

Kamiya received the Japan Shogi Association's

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for "Most Consecutive Games Won" in 1987. He received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" 2005 in honor of his being an active shogi professional for twenty-five years.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Kamiya, Hiroshi
1961 births Japanese shogi players Living people Professional shogi players People from Hamamatsu Professional shogi players from Shizuoka Prefecture {{Shogi-stub