Yoshiharu Habu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yoshiharu Habu

Japanese shogi and chess player

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1970

Place of Birth: Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan

Profession: chess player, shogi player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Yoshiharu Habu (Japanese: ?? ??, Hepburn: Habu Yoshiharu, born September 27, 1970) is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master.
He studied shogi under Tatsuya Futakami.
He is the only person to simultaneously hold seven major professional shogi titles at the same time and is also 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.