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Kenji Kobayashi was born on 31 March, 1957 in Japan, is a Japanese shogi player. Discover Kenji Kobayashi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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Kenji Kobayashi Height, Weight & Measurements
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Kenji Kobayashi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kenji Kobayashi worth at the age of 66 years old? Kenji Kobayashi’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Japan. We have estimated Kenji Kobayashi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Kenji Kobayashi (小林健二) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan.
He is also a former director of the Japanese Shogi Association.
Kobayashi was born in Takamatsu, Kagawa on March 31, 1957.
He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in 1972 at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of professional shogi player Susumu Itaya.
At first, Kobayashi pursued his apprenticeship at the Japan Shogi Association's school in Tokyo; however, he soon began to have health problems, and moved to Nagoya to study under Itaya as a uchi-deshi (a live-in apprentice).
He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 1974 and obtained full-professional status and the rank of 4-dan in December 1975.
Kobayashi never appeared in a major title match, but he won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the Young Lions (shogi) in 1977 and the Hayazashi Senshuken in 1994.
Kobayashi received the Japan Shogi Association's "Best New Player" (1980) and "Technique Award" (1990) Annual Shogi Awards.
Kobayashi served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors as a director from 1999 to 2004.
He also received the association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2000 for being an active professional for twenty-five years and the "Shogi Honor Award" in 2009 for winning 600 official games.
Together with Masataka Sugimoto he was well-known for systematizing Fourth File Rook josekis before the advent of the Fujii System, and also as the creator of the Super Fourth File Rook opening (スーパー四間飛車).
Kobayashi became the 40th professional to win his 600th official game when he defeated Kaishū Tanaka in Meijin Class C1 tournament play on June 9, 2009.
In March 2018, Kobayashi finished the 76th Meijin Class C2 league (April 2017March 2018) with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, earning a second consecutive demotion point which meant he was only one point away from automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.
As a result, he declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2018 rather than risk automatic demotion.
Kobayashi retired from professional shogi on March 31, 2022.
His career record was 699 wins and 774 loses.
The promotion history for Kobayashi is as follows:
