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 player ...
ranked 6-
dan
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.
Early life
Murata was born on July 14, 1986, in
Uozu, Toyama
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. He learned how to play shogi when he was about five years old from his father.
In 1998, Murata took the entrance exam for the
Japan Shogi Association's
apprentice school, but failed;
he tried again the following year and was accepted at the rank of 6-
kyū
is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience. In Mandarin Chin ...
under the guidance of shogi professional .
Murata was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2004 at the age of eighteen,
and obtained
full professional status and the rank of 4-dan three years later after winning the 41st
3-dan League with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.
Promotion history
Murata's
promotion history is as follows:
* 6-
kyū
is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience. In Mandarin Chin ...
: September 1999
* 4-dan: October 1, 2007
* 5-dan: March 6, 2012
* 6-dan: November 7, 2017
References
External links
*ShogiHub
Murata, Akihiro
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Japanese shogi players
Living people
Professional shogi players
Professional shogi players from Toyama Prefecture
People from Uozu, Toyama
1986 births