Hirotaka Nozuki

Hirotaka Nozuki (野月 浩貴 "Nozuki "["Nodzuki"]" Hirotaka," born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.
Early life.
Hirotaka Nozuki was born in Kita-ku, Sapporo on July 4, 1973. He won the 10th tournament in 1985, and the same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional . He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1991 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1996.
Promotion history.
The promotion history for Nozuki is as follows:
Titles and other championships.
Nozuki has never appeared in a major title match, but he has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the 17th (1998) and the 19th (199899).