Kensuke Kitahama
Kensuke Kitahama is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship
Kensuke Kitahama was born in Ebina, Kanagawa on December 28, 1975. As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished runner-up to Kōsuke Tamura in the in 1987.In September 1988, Kitahama entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1992 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.
Shogi professional
Promotion history
The promotion history for Kitahama is as follows:- 6-kyū: 1988
- 1-dan: 1992
- 4-dan: April 1, 1994
- 5-dan: April 1, 1996
- 6-dan: April 1, 1998
- 7-dan: April 1, 2003
- 8-dan: March 7, 2013