| Hirotaka Nozuki | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 野月浩貴 |
| Born | (1973-07-04)July 4, 1973 (age 51) |
| Hometown | Kita-ku, Sapporo |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | October 1, 1996(1996-10-01) (aged 23) |
| Badge Number | 221 |
| Rank | 8-dan |
| Teacher | Osamu Katsūra [ja] (9-dan) |
| Tournaments won | 2 |
| Meijin class | C1 |
| Ryūō class | 4 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Hirotaka Nozuki (野月 浩貴Nozuki[Nodzuki] Hirotaka, born July 4, 1973) is a Japaneseprofessional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.
Hirotaka Nozuki was born inKita-ku, Sapporo on July 4, 1973.[1] He won the 10thElementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] tournament in 1985,[2] and the same year entered theJapan Shogi Association'sapprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professionalOsamu Katsūra [ja].[3] He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1991 and obtainedfull professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1996.[3]
Thepromotion history for Nozuki is as follows:[3]
Nozuki has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the 17thHayazashi Shineisen [ja] (1998) and the 19thAll Star Kachinuki-sen [ja] (1998–99).[4]
Nozuki is married to women's shogi professionalMana Watanabe. The two got married in January 2024.[5]
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