Kōichi Kinoshita
Kōichi Kinoshita is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.Early life
Kinoshita was born in Nagano Prefecture on August 29, 1967. As a junior high school student, he won the 3rd in 1982, and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional. He was promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 184, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1988.Shogi professional
In March 2009, Arimori declared his intention to the Japan Shogi Association to become a Free Class player as of April 2009.The promotion history for Kinoshita is as follows:
- 1982: 6-kyū
- 1984: 1-dan
- 1988, April 1: 4-dan
- 1993, June 8: 5-dan
- 2001, February 19: 6-dan
- 2017, April 1: 7-dan
