Kenji Kanzaki

Kenji Kanzaki
Kenji Kanzaki
Native name	神崎健二
Born	December 8, 1963 (age 57)
Hometown	Wakayama
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	November 5, 1986 (aged 22)
Badge Number	179
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	[ja] (9-dan)
Meijin class	free
Ryūō class	6
Websites
	JSA profile page

Kenji Kanzaki (神崎健二, Kanzaki Kenji, December 8, 1963) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.^[1]

Shogi professional[]

In March 2018, Kanzaki finished the 76th Meijin Class C2 league (April 2017 – March 2018) with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, earning a second consecutive demotion point which meant he was only one point away from automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.^[2] As a result, he declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2018 rather than risk automatic demotion.^[3]^[4]

Promotion history[]

The promotion history for Kanzaki is as follows:^[5]

1977: 7-kyū
1980: 1-dan
1986, November 5: 4-dan
1990, April 24: 5-dan
1994, May 24: 6-dan
2001, May 29: 7-dan
2016, August 15: 8-dan

Awards and honors[]

Kanzaki received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2011.^[6]

References[]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanzaki Kenji" 棋士データベース: 神崎健二 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenji Kanzaki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^ "Dai Nanajūrokki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū" 第76期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組 [76th Meijin Tournament Class C2] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^ "Kobayashi Kudan, Kanzaki Hachidan ga Furī Kurasu ni" 小林九段, 神崎八段がフリークラスに [Kobayashi 9d and Kanzaki 8d move to Free Class play]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^ "Nisenjūhachinendo kara no Furī Kurasu Tenshutsusha" 2018年度からのフリークラス転出者 [Players Moving to the Free Class from the 2018 Shogi Year] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 30, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanzaki Kenji Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 神崎健二昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenji Kanzaki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanzaki Kenji Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 神崎健二その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenji Kanzaki Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

External links[]

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[Database-1] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanzaki Kenji" 棋士データベース: 神崎健二 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenji Kanzaki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[2] "Dai Nanajūrokki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū" 第76期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組 [76th Meijin Tournament Class C2] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[3] "Kobayashi Kudan, Kanzaki Hachidan ga Furī Kurasu ni" 小林九段, 神崎八段がフリークラスに [Kobayashi 9d and Kanzaki 8d move to Free Class play]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[4] "Nisenjūhachinendo kara no Furī Kurasu Tenshutsusha" 2018年度からのフリークラス転出者 [Players Moving to the Free Class from the 2018 Shogi Year] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 30, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[Promotion_history-5] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanzaki Kenji Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 神崎健二昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenji Kanzaki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[6] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kanzaki Kenji Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 神崎健二その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kenji Kanzaki Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

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