Hirotaka Nozuki | |
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Native name | 野月浩貴 |
Born | July 4, 1973 |
Hometown | Kita-ku, Sapporo |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 1996 | (aged 23)
Badge Number | 221 |
Rank | 8- dan |
Teacher | Osamu Katsūra (9-dan) |
Tournaments won | 2 |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Hirotaka Nozuki (野月 浩貴 Nozuki Nodzuki Hirotaka, born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8- dan.
Hirotaka Nozuki was born in Kita-ku, Sapporo on July 4, 1973. [1] He won the 10th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament tournament in 1985, [2] and the same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū as a student of shogi professional Osamu Katsūra . [3] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1991 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1996. [3]
The promotion history for Nozuki is as follows: [3]
Nozuki has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the 17th Hayazashi Shineisen (1998) and the 19th All Star Kachinuki-sen (1998–99). [4]
Nozuki is married to women's shogi professional Mana Watanabe. The two got married in January 2024. [5]