Hiromitsu Kanki

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Hiromitsu Kanki
Kanki at a  [ja] event in November 2015.
Native name	神吉宏充
Born	(1940-01-01) January 1, 1940 (age 81)
Hometown	Kakogawa, Hyōgo
Career
Achieved professional status	July 26, 1983(1983-07-26) (aged 43)
Badge Number	160
Rank	7-dan
Retired	June 1, 2011 (27 years)
Teacher	Kunio Naitō (9-dan)
Notable students	Masakazu Watanabe
Websites
JSA profile page

Hiromitsu Kanki (神吉宏充, Kanki Hiromitsu, born January 1, 1940) is a retired Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-dan.^[1]

He is known for wearing colorful suits on television programs as a shogi expert.

Promotion history[]

The promotion history for Kanki is as follows:^[2]

• 1978: 1-kyū
• 1979: 1-dan
• 1983, July 26: 4-dan
• 1988, January 17: 5-Dan
• 1996, April 11: 6-dan
• 2010, April 1: 7-dan
• 2011, June 1: Retired

Awards and honors[]

Kanki received the Japan Shogi Association’s received the "25 Years Service Award" in 2008 for being an active professional for 25 years.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Kanki, Hiromitsu • Professional Player Info on ShogiHub
• プロ棋士神吉七段の大逆転将棋倶楽部 (Professional shogi player Hiromitsu Kanki 7-dan's Great Shogi Comeback Wins Club) on YouTube (in Japanese)

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