Kazuharu Shoshi
{{Short description|Japanese shogi and xiangqi player}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
|name = Kazuharu Shoshi
|native_name = 所司和晴
|born = {{birth date and age | 1961 | 10 | 23 | mf=yes}}
|hometown = Kōtō
|nationality =
|pro_date = {{event date and age | 1985 | 6 | 27 | 1961 | 10 | 23}}
|badge_no = 172
|teacher = Hirokichi Hirano
|rank = 7-dan
|teacher_rank = 7-dan
|meijinclass = Free
|ryuoclass = 6
|notable_students = {{ubl|Ayumu Matsuo|Akira Watanabe|Atsushi Miyata|Naohiro Ishida|Kentarō Ishii|Seiya Kondō|Takahiro Ōhashi|Kaori Uekawa|{{nowrap|Manaka Inagawa}}|Mio Watanabe|Maho Isotani}}
|jsa = 172
}}
{{nihongo |Kazuharu Shoshi|所司 和晴|Shoshi Kazuharu|born October 23, 1961}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/172.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 所司和晴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Shoshi Kazuharu|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuharu Shoshi|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 15, 2020}}
Shogi professional
=Promotion history=
The promotion history for Shoshi is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/172.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 所司和晴 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Shoshi Kazuharu Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuharu Shoshi Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 15, 2020}}
- 5-kyū: 1978
- 1-dan: 1980
- 4-dan: June 27, 1985
- 5-dan: April 1, 1987
- 6-dan: October 29, 1992
- 7-dan: April 27, 2005
=Awards and honors=
Shoshi received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2010 for being an active professional for 25 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/172.html#jsTabE04_03|script-title=ja:棋士データベース:所司和晴 その他表彰|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Shoshi Kazuharu Sonota Hyōshō|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuharu Shoshi Other Awards|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 6, 2023}}
=Publications=
Shoshi has written several books on shogi, including a standard manual on shogi handicap opening theory.
- {{cite book | last=Shoshi| first=Kazuharu|author-mask=1|script-title=ja:駒落ち定跡 |title=Koma Ochi Jōseki|language=ja|trans-title=Handicap Shogi Openings|year=2000 | publisher=[Mainichi Communications|location=Tokyo, Japan| isbn=4-8197-0209-2}}
Xiangqi
Shoshi also plays xiangqi representing Japan in world tournaments and won the first prize in 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015 in the non-Chinese/Vietnamese category.{{Cite web|url=http://www.01xq.com/xqgame/xqpgame.asp?pid=0327|title=Shoshi Kazuharu All-Xiangqi games-01xq.com|website=www.01xq.com|access-date=Mar 31, 2020}} He holds the rank of Federation Master.{{cite web|url=https://www.wxf-xiangqi.org/images/Player_Titled_List/20221209_WXF_Official_list_of_titles20221209-.pdf|title=世界象棋联合会国际等级称号棋手名单}}
References
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External links
- ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/64 Professional Player Info · Shoshi, Kazuharu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221045020/http://shogihub.com/players/64 |date=2020-02-21 }}
- {{official website|https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kisosya}} {{in lang|ja}}
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