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Hiroshi Kobayashi Native name 小林宏 Born (1962-12-18 ) December 18, 1962 (age 61) Hometown
Tamaki, Mie Achieved professional status August 3, 1984(1984-08-03) (aged 21) Badge Number 167 Rank 7-
dan Retired April 19, 2022(2022-04-19) (aged 59) Teacher
Kazuo Manabe (9-dan)Tournaments won 1 Career record 435–564 (.435)
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JSA profile page
Hiroshi Kobayashi (小林 宏 , Kobayashi Hiroshi , born December 18, 1962) is a Japanese retired
professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-
dan .
Early life and apprenticeship
Kobayashi was born on December 18, 1962, in
Tamaki, Mie .
[2] He was accepted into the
Japan Shogi Association 's
apprentice school as a student of shogi professional
Kazuo Manabe at the rank of 6-
kyū in 1978, was promoted to the rank of
apprentice professional 1-dan in 1981, and obtained
full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1983.
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Shogi professional
Kobayashi defeated
Yasumitsu Satō to win the 11th
Quick Play Young Professionals Tournament [
ja ] in 1992.
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[4] The victory stopped Satō from winning the tournament three years in a row.
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Kobayashi finished the finished 69th Meijin Class C2 league play (April 2010 – March 2011) with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, earning a second demotion point which meant he was only one point away from automatic demotion to "
Free Class " play.
[6] As a result, he declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2011 rather than risk automatic demotion.[
citation needed ]
Kobayashi retired from professional shogi on April 19, 2022.
[7] He retired with a career record of 435 wins and 564 losses for a winning percentge of 0.435.
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Promotion history
The
promotion history for Kobayashi is as follows:
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6-
kyū : 1978
1-dan: 1981
4-dan: August 3, 1983
5-dan: May 19, 1989
6-dan: November 29, 1995
7-dan: November 25, 2009
Retired: April 19, 2022
Titles and other championships
Kobayashi has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won one non-title shogi championships during his career.
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Awards and honors
Kobayashi received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in 2009 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years.
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Personal life
Kobayashi has been an avid
mountain climber since his
junior high school days.
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References
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"Tsūsan Seiseki" 通算成績 [Career Records] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 26, 2022. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2023 . {{
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"Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi" 棋士データベース: 小林宏 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi] (in Japanese).
Japan Shogi Association . Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
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Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta" ] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 9. Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via
Google Books .
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"Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Kobayashi Hiroshi" 棋士名鑑: 七段 小林 宏 [Player Directory: Hiroshi Kobayashi 7-dan]. 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. 565.
ISBN
978-4-8399-5175-7 . Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
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"Hayazashi Shōgi Senshuken・Hayazashi Shineisen [Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran]" 早指し将棋選手権戦・早指し新鋭戦 [歴代優勝者一覧] [Hayazahi Shogi Senshuken・Hayszashi Shineisen [List of winners]] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
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"Dai Rokujūkyūki Meijinsen・Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū" 第69期名人戦・順位戦 C級2組 [69th Meijin Tournament Class C2] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
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"Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 小林宏 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 2, 2022 .
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"Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 小林宏 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
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"Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 小林宏 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
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