Shingo Hirafuji

Shingo Hirafuji
Shingo Hirafuji
Native name	平藤眞吾
Born	October 15, 1963 (age 60)
Hometown	Toyonaka, Osaka
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1991 (aged 27)
Badge Number	199
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Shōzō Kashū [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin class	C2
Ryūō class	6
Websites
	JSA profile page

Shingo Hirafuji (平藤眞吾, Hirafuji Shingo, born October 15, 1963) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.^[1]

Early life and apprenticeship

Hirafuji was born in Toyonaka, Osaka on October 15, 1963.^[2] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as student of shogi professional Shōzō Kashū [ja] in 1980. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1983 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1991.^[3]

Hirafuji is considered an all-around player who is adept at many different Static Rook and Ranging Rook strategies.^{[citation needed]}

Hirafuji's promotion history is as follows:^[4]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hirafuji Shingo" 棋士データベース: 平藤眞吾 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shingo Hirafuji] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hirafuji Shingo" 棋士データベース: 平藤眞吾 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shingo Hirafuji] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
^ "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Hirafuji Shingo" 棋士名鑑: 七段平藤眞吾 [Player Directory: Shingo Hirafuji 7-dan]. 平成26年版将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 565. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via Google Books.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Hirafuji Shingo Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 平藤眞吾昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shingo Hirafuji Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 8, 2019.