Hiroki Iizuka (shogi)

Hiroki Iizuka
Hiroki Iizuka
Native name	飯塚祐紀
Born	April 2, 1969 (age 55)
Hometown	Tokyo Metropolis
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1992 (aged 22)
Badge Number	203
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	Tsutomu Matsushita [ja] (9-dan)
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	4
Notable students	Nana Yorimoto
Websites
	JSA profile page

Hiroki Iizuka (飯塚祐紀, Iizuka Hiroki, born April 2, 1969) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Hiroki Iizuka was born in Tokyo on April 2, 1969.^[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school under the guidance of shogi professional Tsutomu Matsushita [ja] in December 1982 at the rank of 6-kyū.^[2] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1988, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1992.^[2]

The promotion history for Iizuka is as follows:^[3]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Iizuka Hiroki" 棋士データベース: 飯塚祐紀 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroki Iizuka] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Iizuka Hiroki" 棋士名鑑: 七段飯塚祐紀 [Player Directory: Hiroki Iizuka 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 June 7, 2018 – via Google Books.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Iizuka Hiroki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 飯塚祐紀昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroki Iizuka Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 10, 2023.