Kenji Kanzaki

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

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

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

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.
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.

External links

• ShogiHub: Kanzaki, Kenji