Kunio Naitō

Kunio Naitō (内藤 國雄, Naitō Kunio, born November 15, 1939) is a retired Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan.[2]

Kunio Naitō
Native name内藤國雄
Born (1939-11-15) November 15, 1939
HometownKobe
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 1958(1958-10-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number77
Rank9-dan
RetiredMarch 31, 2015 (56 years)
TeacherKingo Fujiuchi (8-dan)
Major titles won4
Tournaments won13
Career record1132–1000 (.531)[1]
Notable students
Websites
JSA profile page

Promotion history

The promotion history for Naitō is as follows:[3]

  • 1954: 6-kyū
  • 1956: 1-dan
  • 1958, October 1: 4-dan
  • 1961, April 1: 5-Dan
  • 1962, April 1: 6-dan
  • 1963, April 1: 7-dan
  • 1967, April 1: 8-dan
  • 1974, February 4: 9-dan
  • 2015, March 31: Retired

Titles and other championships

Naitō has appeared in major title matches a total of thirteen times and has won four major titles. He has won the Kisei and Ōi titles twice each.[4] In addition to major titles, Naitō has won thirteen other shogi championships during his career.[5]

Awards and honors

Naitō has received a number of awards and honors throughout his career for his accomplishments both on an off the shogi board. These include awards given out annually by the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) for performance in official games as well as other JSA awards for career accomplishments, and awards received from governmental organizations, etc. for contributions made to Japanese society.[6][7]

Annual Shogi Awards
  • 1st Annual Awards (April 1973 – March 1974): Technique Award
  • 10th Annual Awards (April 1982 – March 1983): Technique Award
  • 22nd Annual Awards (April 1994 – March 1995): Masuda Award (for the Side Pawn Capture, Bishop-33 variation)

Other awards
  • 1979: Shogi Honor Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional)
  • 1983: 25 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years)
  • 1983, September: Kobe Culture Special Award
  • 1987: Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award (Awarded by JSA in recognition of winning 800 official games as a professional)
  • 1991, November: Nishinomiya Citizen's Culture Award
  • 1998: 40 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for forty years)
  • 2000: Special Shogi Honor Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of winning 1,000 official games as a professional)
  • 2000, November: Hyōgo Prefecture Honor Award
  • 2008: 50 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for fifty years)
  • 2010: Order of the Rising Sun with Gold and Silver Rays

References
  1. "Naitō Kunio Kudan, Geneki Saigo no Taikyoku de Tsūsan Senpai" 内藤國雄九段, 現役最後の対局で通算1000敗 [Kunio Naitō 9-dan's last official game as an active professional is the 1000th loss of his career] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Naitō Kunio" 棋士データベース: 内藤國雄 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kunio Naitō] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Naitō Kunio Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 内藤國雄 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kunio Naitō Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Naitō Kunio Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 内藤國雄 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kunio Naitō Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Naitō Kunio Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 内藤國雄 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kunio Naitō Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Naitō Kunio Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 内藤國雄 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kunio Naitō Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  7. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Naitō Kunio Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 内藤國雄 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kunio Naitō Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 22, 2020.



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