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 and apprenticeship

Fujiwara was born in

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on May 27, 1965. 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 protegee of shogi professional 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 2016March 2017) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to " Free Class" play.

Promotion history

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

: 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.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Fujiwara, Naoya
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