Osamu Katsuura

Profile

Osamu Katsuura 9-dan
Native name	勝浦修
Date of Birth	8 May 1946
Place of Birth	Monbetsu City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Teacher	Toichi Watanabe Honorary 9-dan

Title history

Title	Terms won	Terms in title match
Kisei	0 terms	1 term (term 46)
Oi	0 terms	1 term (term 17)

Non-title championships

Tournament	Wins
Shogi Renmei Cup	1 title (term 14)
Kachinuki-sen	2 titles (terms 3, 8)

Promotion history

Rank	Date
2-kyu	1962
1-dan	1963
4-dan	1 April 1967
5-dan	1 April 1969
6-dan	1 April 1971
7-dan	1 April 1973
8-dan	1 April 1976
9-dan	1 November 1985
Retired	19 August 2011

Annual Shogi Awards

Term	Season	Awards
8	1980	Technique Award
39	2011	Tokyo Shogi Reporters' Award

Links

Osamu Katsuura | Kishi Database