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-
dan
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Early life and apprenticeship
Hirafuji was born in
Toyonaka, Osaka
is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1936.
Geography Climate
Toyonaka has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The averag ...
on October 15, 1963. He entered the
Japan Shogi Association's
apprentice school as student of shogi professional in 1980. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1983 and obtained
full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1991.
Shogi professional
Playing style
Hirafuji is considered an all-around player who is adept at many different
Static Rook and
Ranging Rook strategies.
Promotion history
Hirafuji's
promotion history is as follows:
* 6-
kyū
is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience. In Mandarin Chin ...
: 1980
* 1-dan: 1983
* 4-dan: April 1, 1991
* 5-dan: March 1, 1996
* 6-dan: November 5, 2002
* 7-dan: October 25, 2011
References
External links
*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Hirafuji, Shingo
Japanese shogi players
Japan Shogi Association players
Living people
Professional shogi players from Osaka Prefecture
1963 births
People from Toyonaka, Osaka
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