Naoya Fujiwara
Naoya Fujiwara is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Fujiwara was born in Kobe on May 27, 1965. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū 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 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-kyū: 1979
- 1-dan: 1982
- 4-dan: April 1, 1989
- 5-dan: November 10, 1994
- 6-dan: July 24, 2001
- 7-dan: June 19, 2013