Tadao Kitajima
{{Short description|Japanese shogi player}}
{{Infobox shogi professional
|name = Tadao Kitajima
|native_name = 北島忠雄
|born = {{birth date and age|1966|1|04|mf=yes}}
|hometown = Tokyo Metropolis
|nationality =
|pro_date = {{event date and age|1995|4|01|1966|1|04}}
|badge_no = 214
|teacher = {{ill|Shigeru Sekine|ja|関根茂}}
|rank = 7-dan
|teacher_rank = 9-dan
|notable_students = {{ubl|Aya Uchiyama|{{ill|Natsuko Iwasaki|ja|岩崎夏子}}}}
|meijinclass = C2
|ryuoclass = 4
|jsa = 214
}}
{{nihongo|Tadao Kitajima|北島 忠雄|Kitajima Tadao|born January 4, 1966}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is a former director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Early life and apprenticeship
Kitajima was born in Tokyo on January 1, 1966.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/214.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 北島忠雄|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitajima Tadao|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Tadao Kitajima|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 25, 2019}} He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in November 1980 at the rank 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional {{ill|Shigeru Sekine|ja|関根茂}}. He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1983 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1995.{{cite book|author=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7UEcBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA568|script-title=ja:平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014|title=Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen|language=ja|trans-title=Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition|page=568|year=2014|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|isbn=978-4-8399-5175-7|access-date=February 25, 2019}}
Shogi professional
=Promotion history=
Kitajima's promotion history is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/214.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 北島忠雄 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitajima Tadao Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Tadao Kitajima Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 25, 2019}}
- 6-kyū: 1980
- 1-dan: 1983
- 4-dan: April 1, 1995
- 5-dan: June 3, 1999
- 6-dan: October 1, 2003
- 7-dan: August 14, 2014
JSA director
Tadajima is a former member of the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors, having served as a director from 2002 to 2004 and then again from 2011 to 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/214.html#anc05|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 北島忠雄 役員履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitajima Tadao Yakuin Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Tadao Kitajima JSA Officer History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 25, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2011/05/post_420.html|script-title=ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ|title=Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=New JSA officers announced|date=May 26, 2011|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 25, 2019}}
References
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External links
- ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/86 Professional Player Info · Kitajima, Tadao]
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Category:Japanese shogi players
Category:Japan Shogi Association players
Category:Shogi players from Tokyo Metropolis
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