Hiroshi Kobayashi (shogi, born 1976)

Japanese shogi player, born 1976

Hiroshi Kobayashi
Native name	小林裕士
Born	(1976-09-29) September 29, 1976 (age 47)
Hometown	Kyoto Prefecture
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1997(1997-04-01) (aged 20)
Badge Number	223
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	Kaishū Tanaka [ja] (9-dan)
Meijin class	C2
Ryūō class	3
Websites
JSA profile page

Hiroshi Kobayashi (小林裕士, Kobayashi Hiroshi, born September 29, 1976) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.^[1]

Shogi professional

Kobayashi's promotion history is as follows:^[2]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi" 棋士データベース: 小林裕士 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kobayashi Hiroshi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 小林裕士昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Kobayashi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

Active professional shogi players

9-dan

8-dan

7-dan

6-dan

5-dan

4-dan

Current titleholders

Lifetime titleholders

Awarded	Kōji Tanigawa (Meijin)
Qualifying	Yoshiharu Habu (Kiō, Kisei, Meijin, Ōi, Ōshō, Ōza and Ryūō) Toshiyuki Moriuchi (Meijin) Yasumitsu Satō (Kisei) Akira Watanabe (Kiō and Ryūō)