Profile
| Yoshikazu Minami 9-dan
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| Native name
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南芳一
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| Date of Birth
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8 June 1963
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| Place of Birth
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Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture
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| Teacher
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Akira Kinoshita 7-dan
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| Ryuo group
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Group 5 (16 terms in group 1)
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| Junni class
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Free Class (voluntary transfer)
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Title history
| Title
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Terms won
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Terms in title match
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| Kio
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2 terms (terms 14-15)
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5 terms (terms 14-17, 19)
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| Osho
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3 terms (terms 37-38, 40)
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5 terms (terms 37-41)
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| Kisei
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2 terms (terms 51, 58)
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6 terms (terms 49, 51-52, 54, 58-59)
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Non-title championships
| Tournament
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Wins
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| Fast Shogi Championship
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1 title (term 23)
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| Kachinuki-sen
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3 titles (terms 6, 12, 14)
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| Young Lions
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2 titles (terms 5-6)
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Promotion history
| Rank
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Date
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| 5-kyu
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1977
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| 1-dan
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1978
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| 4-dan
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19 January 1981
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| 5-dan
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1 April 1982
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| 6-dan
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1 April 1983
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| 7-dan
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1 April 1985
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| 8-dan
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1 April 1986
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| 9-dan
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22 February 1989
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Annual Shogi Awards
| Term
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Season
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Awards
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| 10
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1982
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Highest win rate - Longest win streak - Rookie of the year
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| 13
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1985
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Longest win streak
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| 15
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1987
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Outstanding Player
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| 16
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1988
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Fighting Spirit Award
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| 17
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1989
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Technique Award
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Links
Yoshikazu Minami | Kishi Database