Kōichi Kodama

is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional Kōichi Kodama was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on February 21, 1951. As a high school student, he was a member of a team that won the team competition of the 4th in 1968, and later went on to represent Fukuoka Prefecture in the .

3-kyū: 1971 1-dan: 1974 4-dan: January 7, 1980 5-dan: April 1, 1983 6-dan: April 1, 1985 7-dan: January 18, 1996 Retired: August 10, 2011 2016, April 1: 8-dan

Awards and honors Kodama received the following Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards during his career: the Kōzō Masuda Award for 20022003, and the "Special Game of the Year" for 20092010. His "Masuda Award" was for his development of the Crab Silvers opening.