Hirotaka Nozuki
{{Short description|Japanese shogi player}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
|name = Hirotaka Nozuki
|native_name = 野月浩貴
|born = {{birth date and age|1973|7|04|mf=yes}}
|hometown = Kita-ku, Sapporo
|nationality = Japanese
|pro_date = {{death date and age|1996|10|01|1973|7|04}}
|badge_no = 221
|teacher = {{ill|Osamu Katsūra|ja|勝浦修}}
|rank = 8-dan
|teacher_rank = 9-dan
|tournaments = 2
|meijinclass = C1
|ryuoclass = 4
|jsa = 221
}}
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
Hirotaka Nozuki was born in Kita-ku, Sapporo on July 4, 1973.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/221.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 野月浩貴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nozuki Hirotaka|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Nozuki|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 5, 2018}} He won the 10th {{ill|Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament|ja|小学生将棋名人戦}} tournament in 1985,{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/tournament/elementary_school_meijin/yuusyou.html|script-title=ja:小学生将棋名人戦 歴代優勝者一覧|title=Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran|language=ja|trans-title=Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 5, 2018}} and the same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional {{ill|Osamu Katsūra|ja|勝浦修}}. 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.
Shogi professional
=Promotion history=
The promotion history for Nozuki is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/221.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 野月浩貴 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nozuki Hirotaka Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Nozuki Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 5, 2018}}
- 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=
Nozuki has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the 17th {{ill|Hayazashi Shineisen|ja|早指し将棋選手権#早指し新鋭戦}} (1998) and the 19th {{ill|All Star Kachinuki-sen|ja|オールスター勝ち抜き戦}} (1998{{ndash}}99).{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/221.html#anc02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 野月浩貴 優勝履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nozuki Hirotaka Yūshō Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Hirotaka Nozuki Championship History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 5, 2018}}
Personal life
Nozuki is married to women's shogi professional Mana Watanabe. The two got married in January 2024.{{cite news|author=|url=https://hochi.news/articles/20240214-OHT1T51067.html|script-title=ja:将棋の渡部愛女流三段が野月浩貴八段と結婚|title=Shogi no Watanabe Mana Joryu Sandan ga Nozuki Hirotaka 8-dan to Kekkon|language=ja|trans-title=Shogi's women professional 3-dan Mana Watanabe married Hirotaka Nozuki 8-dan|date=February 14, 2024|website=Sports Hochi|access-date=April 9, 2024}}
References
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External links
- ShogiHub: [https://web.archive.org/web/20151024230315/http://shogihub.com/players/63 Professional Player Info · Nozuki, Hirotaka]
- {{Twitter|nozuki221}}
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