Masahiko Urano

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Masahiko Urano (浦野 真彦, Urano Masahiko, March 14, 1964) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.

Early life[]

Urano was born in Osaka Prefecture on March 14, 1964.^[1] In October 1977, he was accepted into entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional  [ja]. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1990 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1983.^[2]

Shogi professional[]

Urano won his 400th game as a professional in February 2005.^[2]

In March 2017, Urano voluntarily declared himself as a free class player, thus leaving the Meijin tournament league. During the 75th Meijin Class C2 League season (April 2016–March 2017), Urano lost all ten of his games and received a demotion point as a result.^[3] This was a continuation of a series of poor results in Meijin Class League play—73rd Meijin Class C1 (1 win and 9 losses)^[4] and 74th Meijin Class C1 (2 wins and 8 losses)^[5]—and rather than risk automatic demotion to free class play, Urano decided to do so of his own accord.^[6]

Promotion history[]

The promotion history for Urano is as follows:^[7]

• 1977: 6-kyū
• 1980: 1-dan
• 1983, October 19: 4-dan
• 1987, April 1: 5-dan
• 1989, April 1: 6-dan
• 1996, April 1: 7-dan
• 2012, September 14: 8-dan

Awards and honors[]

In 2008, Urano received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" for being an active professional for twenty-five years.^[8]

References[]

External links[]

• Japan Shogi Association official profile page (in Japanese)
• ShogiHub: Urano, Masahiko
• Masahiko Urano on Twitter

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