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 9-
dan
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Shogi professional
On February 7, 2013, Senzaki defeated
Eiji Iijima
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Iijima invented the Iijima Bishop Pullback strategy which is named after him. He received the 16th Masuda Award (April 2009March 2010) for developing the strategy.
Promotion history
Iij ...
in an
Mejin Class B2 game to become the 47th professional to win 600 official games.
Promotion history
The
promotion history for Senzaki is as follows:
* 5-
kyū
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: 1981
* 1-dan: 1985
* 4-dan: October 19, 1987
* 5-dan: October 8, 1990
* 6-dan: June 8, 1994
* 7-dan: April 1, 1999
* 8-dan: April 1, 2000
* 9-dan: April 1, 2014
Titles and other championships
Senzaki has yet to make an appearance in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the
NHK Cup in 1990 and the in 1991.
References
External links
*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Senzaki, Manabu
1970 births
Japanese shogi players
Living people
Professional shogi players from Aomori Prefecture
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