Kensuke Kitahama | |
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Native name | 北浜健介 |
Born | December 28, 1975 |
Hometown | Ebina, Kanagawa |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1994 | (aged 18)
Badge Number | 211 |
Rank | 8-dan |
Teacher | Yoshimasa Saeki (9-dan) |
Meijin class | B2 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Kensuke Kitahama (北浜 健介, Kitahama Kensuke, born December 28, 1975) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.[1]
Kensuke Kitahama was born in Ebina, Kanagawa on December 28, 1975.[2] As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished runner-up to Kōsuke Tamura in the 12th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament in 1987.[3][4]
In September 1988, Kitahama entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional Yoshimasa Saeki . He was promoted to 1-dan in 1992 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.[5]
The promotion history for Kitahama is as follows:[6]
Kitahama graduated from Waseda University in 2000.[7]