Tadao Kitajima | |
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Native name | 北島忠雄 |
Born | January 4, 1966 |
Hometown | Tokyo Metropolis |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1995 | (aged 29)
Badge Number | 214 |
Rank | 7-dan |
Teacher | Shigeru Sekine (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Notable students |
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Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Tadao Kitajima (北島 忠雄, Kitajima Tadao, born January 4, 1966) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is a former director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Kitajima was born in Tokyo on January 1, 1966.[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in November 1980 at the rank 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Shigeru Sekine . He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1983 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1995.[2]
Kitajima's promotion history is as follows:[3]
Tadajima is a former member of the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors, having served as a director from 2002 to 2004 and then again from 2011 to 2013.[2][4][5]