Naoya Fujiwara
{{Short description|Japanese professional shogi player}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
|name = Naoya Fujiwara
|native_name = 藤原直哉
|born = {{birth date and age|1965|05|27|mf=yes}}
|hometown = Kobe
|nationality =
|pro_date = {{death date and age|1989|04|01|1965|5|27}}
|badge_no = 190
|rank = 7-dan
|teacher = {{ill|Masakazu Wakamatsu|ja|若松政和}}
|teacher_rank = 8-dan
|meijinclass = Free
|ryuoclass = 6
|jsa = 190
}}
{{nihongo|Naoya Fujiwara|藤原 直哉|Fujiwara Naoya|born May 27, 1965}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Fujiwara was born in Kobe on May 27, 1965.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/190.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 藤原直哉|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujiwara Naoya|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Naoya Fujiwara|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 22, 2020}}{{cite magazine|author=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7UEcBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA566|script-title=ja:棋士名鑑: 七段 藤原 直哉|title=Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Fujiwara Naoya|language=ja|trans-title=Player Directory: Naoya Fujiwara 7-dan|magazine=平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition)|page=566|year=2014|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|isbn=978-4-8399-5175-7|access-date=January 23, 2020}} He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional {{ill|Masakazu Wakamatsu|ja|若松政和}} in 1979, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1989.
Shogi professional
Fujiwara finished the 75th Meijin Class C2 league (April 2016{{sndash}}March 2017) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/junni/2016/75c2/index.html|script-title=ja:第75期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組|title=Dai Nanajūgoki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū|language=ja|trans-title=75th Meijin Tournament Class C2|year=2017|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 23, 2020}}
=Promotion history=
The promotion history for Fujiwara is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/190.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 藤原直哉 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujiwara Naoya Shōdan Rireki|language=Japanese|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Naoya Fujiwara Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 22, 2020}}
- 6-kyū: 1979
- 1-dan: 1982
- 4-dan: April 1, 1989
- 5-dan: November 10, 1994
- 6-dan: July 24, 2001
- 7-dan: June 19, 2013
=Awards and honors=
Fujiwara received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2013 for being an active professional for 25 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/190.html#jsTabE04_03|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 藤原直哉 その他表彰|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Fujiwara Naoya Sonota Hyōshō|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Naoya Fujiwara Other Awards|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 6, 2023}}
References
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External links
- ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/83 Professional Player Info · Fujiwara, Naoya]
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