Hiroshi Naganuma


Hiroshi Naganuma is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life

Naganuma was born on February 8, 1965, in Gifu Prefecture. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 5-kyū in 1979 under the guidance of shogi professional. He was promoted to the rank or 1-dan in 1981, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in July 1986.

Playing style

Naganuma is known for a utilitarian playing style which prioritorizes :Glossary of chess#Materialism|material advantages over :Glossary of chess#Positional play|positional ones. For this reason, he has been nicknamed the 駒取り坊主 where komatori refers to "shogi piece capturing" and bōzu refers to a ":wikt:坊主|Buddhist monk".

Promotion history

Naganuma's promotion history is as follows:
In 2011, Naganuma received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years.