Hiromitsu Kanki
{{Short description|Japanese shogi player}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
| name = Hiromitsu Kanki
| native_name = 神吉宏充
| image = File:Kanki hiromitsu shogi.jpg
| caption = Kanki at a {{ill|human shogi|ja|人間将棋}} event in November 2015.
| born = {{birth date and age|1940|01|01| mf=yes}}
| hometown = Kakogawa, Hyōgo
| nationality =
| pro_date = {{event date and age|1983|07|26|1940|01|01}}
| badge_no = 160
| teacher = Kunio Naitō
| rank = 7-dan
| teacher_rank = 9-dan
| retirementdate = {{nowrap|June 1, 2011 (27 years)}}
| wins =
| losses =
| notable_students = Masakazu Watanabe
| jsa = 160
}}
{{nihongo|Hiromitsu Kanki|神吉宏充|Kanki Hiromitsu|born January 1, 1940}} is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-dan.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/160.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 神吉宏充|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanki Hiromitsu|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiromitsu Kanki |publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 21, 2020}}
He is known for wearing colorful suits on television programs as a shogi expert.
Shogi professional
=Promotion history=
The promotion history for Kanki was as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/160.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 神吉宏充 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanki Hiromitsu Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiromitsu Kanki Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 21, 2020}}
- 1-kyū: 1978
- 1-dan: 1979
- 4-dan: July 26, 1983
- 5-Dan: January 17, 1988
- 6-dan: April 11, 1996
- 7-dan: April 1, 2010
- Retired: June 1, 2011
=Awards and honors=
Kanki received the Japan Shogi Association’s received the "25 Years Service Award" in 2008 for being an active professional for 25 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/160.html#anc04|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 神吉宏充 その他表彰|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanki Hiromitsu Sonota Hyōshō|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiromitsu Kanki Other Awards|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=March 21, 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://shogihub.com/players/262 Kanki, Hiromitsu • Professional Player Info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105173419/http://shogihub.com/players/262 |date=2020-01-05 }} on ShogiHub
- {{YouTube|id=UCpTZLPYtgqEXd1AkXiJ8hcQ |プロ棋士神吉七段の大逆転将棋倶楽部 (Professional shogi player Hiromitsu Kanki 7-dan's Great Shogi Comeback Wins Club)|link=no}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Japanese shogi players
Category:Japan Shogi Association players
Category:Professional shogi players from Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:People from Kakogawa, Hyōgo
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