Tadao Kitajima | |
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Native name | 北島忠雄 |
Born | January 4, 1966 |
Hometown | Tokyo Metropolis |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1995 29) | (aged
Badge Number | 214 |
Rank | 7-dan |
Teacher | Shigeru Sekine (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Notable students | Aya Uchiyama |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Tadao Kitajima (北島 忠雄, Kitajima Tadao, born January 4, 1966) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is a former director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Early life
Kitajima was born in Tokyo on January 1, 1966.[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in November 1980 at the rank 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Shigeru Sekine. 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.[2]
Shogi professional
Promotion history
Kitajima's promotion history is as follows:[3]
- 6-kyū: 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 director from 2002 to 2004 and then again from 2011 to 2013.[2][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitajima Tadao" 棋士データベース: 北島忠雄 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tadao Kitajima] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- 1 2 Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 [Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 568. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved February 25, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitajima Tadao Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 北島忠雄 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tadao Kitajima Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitajima Tadao Yakuin Rireki" 棋士データベース: 北島忠雄 役員履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tadao Kitajima JSA Officer History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 26, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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