born May 9, 1987 is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Fujimori was born in Ōta, Tokyo on May 9, 1987.
He learned shogi from his mother
Natsuko Fujimori, who is a retired women's shogi professional,
at an early age and eventually was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional
Yasuaki Tsukada in 1999.
Fujimori was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2007, and full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 2011 after finishing the 49th 3-dan League (April 2011September 2011) in second place with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.
Shogi professional
Fujimori finished runner-up in the tournament twice. He lost the 43rd Shinjin-Ō match to
Takuya Nagase 2 games to 1 in October 2012,
and then 44th Shinjin-Ō match to Ryūma Tonari by the same score in October of the following year.
Promotion history
The promotion history for Fujimori is as follows:
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6-kyū: September 1999
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3-dan: October 2007
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4-dan: October 1, 2011
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5-dan: March 23, 2017
Personal life
Fujimori's and his mother are the only motherson pair to become professional shogi players. His father is also a strong amateur shogi player.
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