Profile
| Kazuki Kimura 9-dan
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| Native name
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木村一基
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| Date of Birth
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23 June 1973
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| Place of Birth
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Yotsukaido City, Chiba Prefecture
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| Teacher
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Yuji Sase Honorary 9-dan
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| Ryuo group
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Group 1 (15 terms in group 1)
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| Junni class
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Class B2 (5 terms in class A)
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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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| Ryuo
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0 terms
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1 term (term 18)
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| Oi
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1 term (term 60)
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5 terms (terms 50, 55, 57, 60-61)
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| Oza
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0 terms
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2 terms (terms 56, 69)
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| Kisei
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0 terms
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1 term (term 80)
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Non-title championships
| Tournament
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Wins
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| Shinjin-O
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1 title (term 33)
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| Asahi Open
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1 title (term 4)
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Promotion history
| Rank
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Date
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| 6-kyu
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1985
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| 1-dan
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1988
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| 4-dan
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1 April 1997
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| 5-dan
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1 April 1999
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| 6-dan
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17 December 2001
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| 7-dan
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1 April 2003
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| 8-dan
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1 April 2007
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| 9-dan
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26 June 2017
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Annual Shogi Awards
| Term
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Season
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Awards
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| 26
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1998
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Rookie of the year
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| 27
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1999
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Highest win rate
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| 29
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2001
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Highest win rate - Most games won - Most games played
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| 37
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2009
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Fighting Spirit Award
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| 47
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2019
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Special Award - Game of the Year
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Links
Kazuki Kimura | Kishi Database