Hirotaka Nozuki (野月浩貴 ''Nozuki '' 'Nodzuki''' Hirotaka,'' born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-

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Early life

Hirotaka Nozuki was born in Kita-ku, Sapporo on July 4, 1973. He won the 10th tournament in 1985, and the same year entered the

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's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a student of shogi professional . He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1991 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1996.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nozuki is as follows: * 6-

: 1985 * 1-dan: 1991 * 4-dan: October 1, 1996 * 5-dan: October 10, 2000 * 6-dan: April 1, 2004 * 7-dan: April 1, 2005 * 8-dan: January 20, 2017

Titles and other championships

Nozuki has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the 17th (1998) and the 19th (199899).

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Nozuki, Hirotaka
* 1973 births Japanese shogi players Living people Professional shogi players from Hokkaido People from Sapporo {{Shogi-stub