Eiji Iijima (飯島 栄治, Iijima Eiji, born September 16, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Shogi professional
Theoretical contributions
Iijima invented the Iijima Bishop Pullback strategy which is named after him. He received the 16th Masuda Award (April 2009 – March 2010) for developing the strategy.
Promotion history
Iijima's promotion history is as follows:
- 6-kyū: 1991
- 1-dan: 1995
- 4-dan: April 1, 2000
- 5-dan: September 7, 2004
- 6-dan: September 11, 2008
- 7-dan: October 22, 2010
- 8-dan: February 2, 2021
References
External links
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Iijima, Eiji
