is a Japanese

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ranked 7-

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Early life

Fujiwara was born in

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on May 27, 1965. He was accepted into the

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's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a

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of shogi professional in 1979, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1989.

Shogi professional

Fujiwara finished the finished the 75th Meijin Class C2 league (April 2016March 2017) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to " Free Class" play.

Promotion history

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

: 1979 * 1-dan: 1982 * 4-dan: April 1, 1989 * 5-dan: November 10, 1994 * 6-dan: July 24, 2001 * 7-dan: June 19, 2013

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Fujiwara, Naoya
Japanese shogi players Living people Professional shogi players People from Kobe Professional shogi players from Hyōgo Prefecture 1965 births Free class shogi players {{Shogi-stub