is a Japanese
professional shogi player
A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players.
There are two categories of professional player ...
ranked 8-
dan
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Shogi professional
In March 2018, Kanzaki finished the 76th
Meijin Class C2 league (April 2017March 2018) with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, earning a second consecutive demotion point which meant he was only one point away from automatic demotion to "
Free Class" play. As a result, he declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2018 rather than risk automatic demotion.
On August 2, 2022, Kanzaki defeated
Tomoki Yokoyama
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
Early life and education
Tomoki Yokoyama was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on January 26, 2000. He learned how to play shogi from his father, and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's ( ...
4-dan in 64th
Ōi tournament play to become the 58th shogi professional to win 600 games.
Promotion history
The
promotion history for Kanzaki is as follows:
* 7-
kyū
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: 1977
* 1-dan: 1980
* 4-dan: November 5, 1986
* 5-dan: April 24, 1990
* 6-dan: May 24, 1994
* 7-dan: May 29, 2001
* 8-dan: August 15, 2016
Awards and honors
Kanzaki received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2011. In addition, he received the JSA's "Shogi Honor Award" in August 2022 for winning 600 games as a professional.
References
External links
* ShogiHub
Kanzaki, Kenji
Japanese shogi players
Living people
Professional shogi players from Wakayama Prefecture
People from Wakayama (city)
1963 births
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