Kensuke Kitahama
Kensuke Kitahama is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.Kensuke Kitahama was born in Ebina, Kanagawa on December 28, 1975. As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished runner-up to Kōsuke Tamura in the in 1987.
In September 1988, Kitahama entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1992 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.The promotion history for Kitahama is as follows:
- 1988: 6-kyū
- 1992: 1-dan
- 1994, April 1: 4-dan
- 1996, April 1: 5-dan
- 1998, April 1: 6-dan
- 2003, April 1: 7-dan
- 2013, March 7: 8-dan
