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Hirotaka Nozuki

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Hirotaka Nozuki
Native name野月浩貴
Born (1973-07-04) July 4, 1973 (age 51)
HometownKita-ku, Sapporo
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 1996(1996-10-01) (aged 23)
Badge Number221
Rank8-dan
TeacherOsamu Katsūra [ja] (9-dan)
Tournaments won2
Meijin classC1
Ryūō class4
Websites
JSA profile page

Hirotaka Nozuki (野月 浩貴 Nozuki [Nodzuki] Hirotaka, born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

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Hirotaka Nozuki was born in Kita-ku, Sapporo on July 4, 1973.[1] He won the 10th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] tournament in 1985,[2] and the same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Osamu Katsūra [ja].[3] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1991 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1996.[3]

Shogi professional

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Promotion history

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The promotion history for Nozuki is as follows:[3]

  • 6-kyū: 1985
  • 1-dan: 1991
  • 4-dan: October 1, 1996
  • 5-dan: October 10, 2000
  • 6-dan: April 1, 2004
  • 7-dan: April 1, 2005
  • 8-dan: January 20, 2017

Titles and other championships

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Nozuki has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the 17th Hayazashi Shineisen [ja] (1998) and the 19th All Star Kachinuki-sen [ja] (1998–99).[4]

Personal life

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Nozuki is married to women's shogi professional Mana Watanabe. The two got married in January 2024.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nozuki Hirotaka" 棋士データベース: 野月浩貴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Nozuki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 小学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧 [Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nozuki Hirotaka Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 野月浩貴 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Nozuki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nozuki Hirotaka Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 野月浩貴 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Nozuki Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Shogi no Watanabe Mana Joryu Sandan ga Nozuki Hirotaka 8-dan to Kekkon" 将棋の渡部愛女流三段が野月浩貴八段と結婚 [Shogi's women professional 3-dan Mana Watanabe married Hirotaka Nozuki 8-dan]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). February 14, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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