Katsuhiko Murooka

Japanese shogi player

Katsuhiko Murooka
Native name	室岡克彦
Born	(1959-03-21) March 21, 1959 (age 65)
Hometown	Arakawa, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional status	December 16, 1981(1981-12-16) (aged 22)
Badge Number	153
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	Yūji Sase [ja] (Honorary 9-dan)
Meijin class	Free
Ryūō class	6
Websites
JSA profile page
Official website

Katsuhiko Murooka (室岡克彦, Murooka Katsuhiko, March 21, 1959) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.^[1]

Shogi professional

Murooka's promotion history is as follows:^[2]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murooka Katsuhiko" 棋士データベース: 室岡克彦 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Katsuhiko Murooka] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Murooka Katsuhiko Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 室岡克彦昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Katsuhiko Murooka Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

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)