Reo Kurosawa
Reo Kurosawa is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional
Kurosawa was born on March 7, 1992, in Kumagaya, Saitama. He learned how to play shogi at when he was elementary school first-grade student at a local children's center. In 2001, he finished runner-up in the 26th as a fourth grader, and reached the semi-finals of the 27th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament held the following year as a fifth grader. As a sixth grader in 2003, Kurosawa tied for third place at the 2nd, and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Michio Takahashi.Kurosawa was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2010, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2014 after finishing tied for first in the 55th 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.
Shogi professional
Promotion history
The promotion history for Kurosawa is as follows:- 6-kyū: September 2003
- 3-dan: October 2010
- 4-dan: October 1, 2014
- 5-dan: May 13, 2016
- 6-dan: March 18, 2021