Naoya Fujiwara


Naoya Fujiwara is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life

Fujiwara was born in Kobe on May 27, 1965. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional in 1979, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1989.

Shogi professional

Fujiwara finished the finished the 75th Meijin Class C2 league with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Fujiwara is as follows: