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Yoshiharu Habu

1970 - Today

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Yoshiharu Habu (Japanese: 羽生 善治, Hepburn: Habu Yoshiharu; born September 27, 1970) is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master. He is a former holder of the Ryūō, Meijin, Ōi, Ōza, Kiō, Ōshō and Kisei major titles. He was the first person to simultaneously hold seven major professional shogi titles at the same time and is the only person to qualify as a lifetime title holder for seven major titles. In January 2018, Habu became the first professional shogi player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshiharu Habu is the 292nd most popular chess player (down from 248th in 2024), the 2,671st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,949th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Yoshiharu Habu ranks 292 out of 461. Before him are Gregory Kaidanov, Alexander Graf, Evgeny Agrest, Mariya Muzychuk, Elena Sedina, and Salomėja Zaksaitė. After him are Eduardas Rozentalis, Ju Wenjun, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ivan Cheparinov, Alireza Firouzja, and Hou Yifan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Yoshiharu Habu ranks 669. Before him are Guido Görtzen, Alistair Petrie, Lisa Robin Kelly, Diana King, Jason Butler Harner, and Antonio Chimenti. After him are Dave Eggers, Martin Müller, Ctislav Doseděl, Antonis Remos, Koji Noguchi, and Giuseppe Guerini.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshiharu Habu ranks 2,671 out of 6,245. Before him are Mitsuki Saiga (1973), Mana Nakao (1986), Junji Koizumi (1968), Kōji Gushiken (1956), Daiki Iwamasa (1982), and Yoshiki Okamura (1977). After him are Takako Shirai (1952), Issei Yoshimi (1982), Hayato Ochi (1982), Sumire Uesaka (1991), Hideki Noda (1969), and Toru Oniki (1974).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Japan

Among chess players born in Japan, Yoshiharu Habu ranks 2. Before him are Hikaru Nakamura (1987).

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