is a Japanese

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ranked 7- dan.

Early life

Muranaka was born on March 12, 1981, in

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. He entered the

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's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a student of shogi professional in 1992. He was the last apprentice taken on by Takayanagi. Muranaka was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1996 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2004 after finishing tied for first in the 35th 3-dan League (April 2004September 2004) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.

Promotion history

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

: 1992 * 1-dan: 1996 * 4-dan: October 1, 2004 * 5-dan: September 15, 2009 * 6-dan: October 16, 2009 * 7-dan: October 4, 2019

Personal life

On December 13, 2022, the announced on its official website that Muranaka had married

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on November 22, 2022.

References

External links

* ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Muranaka, Shuji
* blog
マイペースなブログ
* YouTube
【Professional Shogi (Japanese Chess) Player】Mura Channel
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