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. He is a former

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of the

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Early life and apprenticeship

Kitajima was born in

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on January 1, 1966. He entered the

's apprentice school in November 1980 at the rank 6-

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as a student of shogi professional . 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.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

Kitajima's promotion history is as follows: * 6-

: 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

from 2002 to 2004 and then again from 2011 to 2013.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Kitajima, Tadao
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