Hiroshi Okazaki

Japanese shogi player

Hiroshi Okazaki
Native name	岡崎洋
Born	(1967-05-04) May 4, 1967 (age 57)
Hometown	Chiba Prefecture
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 1993(1993-10-01) (aged 26)
Badge Number	209
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Hirokichi Hirano (7-dan)
Meijin class	Free
Ryūō class	6
Websites
JSA profile page

Hiroshi Okazaki (岡崎洋, Okazaki Hiroshi, born May 4, 1967) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.^[1]

Shogi professional

The promotion history for Okazaki is as follows:^[2]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Okazaki Hiroshi" 棋士データベース: 岡崎洋 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Okazaki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Okazaki Hiroshi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 岡崎洋昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroshi Okazaki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

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)