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 7-

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Early life

Kinoshita was born in

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on August 29, 1967. As a junior high school student, he won the 3rd in 1982, and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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under the guidance of shogi professional . He was promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 184, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1988.

Shogi professional

In March 2009, Kinoshita declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2009.

Promotion history

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

: 1982 * 1-dan: 1984 * 4-dan: April 1, 1988 * 5-dan: June 8, 1993 * 6-dan: February 19, 2001 * 7-dan: April 1, 2017

References

External links

* ShogiHub
Kinoshita, Koichi
Japanese shogi players Living people Professional shogi players from Nagano Prefecture 1967 births {{shogi-stub