is a Japanese

professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional playe ...

ranked 7- dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Katsumata was born on March 21, 1969, in

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. As a junior high school student, Katsumata won the 8th in 1983. Later that same year, he was accepted into the

Japan Shogi Association The , or JSA, is the primary organizing body for professional shogi in Japan. The JSA sets the professional calendar, negotiates sponsorship and media promotion deals, helps organize tournaments and title matches, publishes shogi-related materia ...

's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a student of shogi professional . He was promoted to amateur professional 1-dan in 1986 and was awarded full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 1995.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Katsumata is as follows: * 6-

: 1983 * 1-dan: 1986 * 4-dan: April 1, 1995 * 5-dan: April 1, 1999 * 6-dan: March 13, 2007 * 7-dan: April 1, 2020

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Katsumata, Kiyokazu
Japanese shogi players Japan Shogi Association players Living people Tokai University alumni People from Zama, Kanagawa Shogi players from Kanagawa Prefecture 1969 births Free class shogi players {{Shogi-stub