Sae Itō

Sae Itō
Sae Itō
	Itō at an event in October 2016.
Native name	伊藤沙恵
Born	October 6, 1993 (age 27)
Hometown	Musashino, Tokyo
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2014 (aged 20)
Badge Number	W-52
Rank	Women's 3-dan
Teacher	Nobuyuki Yashiki (9-dan)
Websites
	JSA profile page

Sae Itō (伊藤沙恵, Itō Sae, born October 6, 1993) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.

Early life[]

Itō was born in Musashino, Tokyo on October 6, 1993,^[1] and learned how to play shogi from her older brother.^[2]

As a fifth-grade elementary school student, Itō finished third in the 29th [ja] in April 2004. Itō defeated future shogi professional and major title holder Takuya Nagase in her Round 1 game of the Championship Tournament and won two more games to advance to the semi-finals where she lost to another future shogi professional and eventual tournament winner Yūki Sasaki. Itō was the only girl to qualify for the Championship Tournament, and the field included seven boys who would eventually become professional shogi players, including three who would also become major title holders.^[3]^[4]^[a] In September 2004, Itō was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Nobuyuki Yashiki.^[2]

Promotion history[]

2014, October 1: 1-dan^[5]
2015, September 11: 2-dan^[6]
2019, April 26: 3-dan^[2]

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Major titles[]

Itō has been the challenger for a women's professional shogi major title eight times but has yet to win a title.^[7]

Awards and honors[]

Itō received the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Awards for "Excellent Women's Professional" twice (2017 and 2019) and "Most Games Played by a Women's Professional" three times (2017, 2018 and 2019).^[8]^[9]

Notes[]

^ The seven were Yūki Sasaki (the tournament winner), Tatsuya Sugai (who finished runner up), Tatsuya Sanmaidō, Takuya Nagase, Shintarō Saitō, Daichi Sasaki and Kōhei Hasabe.^[3]

References[]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu" 女流棋士データベース [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Itō Sae Nidan ga Sandan ni Shōdan" 伊藤沙恵女流二段が女流三段に昇段 [Sae Itō 2-dan promoted to 3-dan] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 7, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dai Nijūkyūkai Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen: Daihyō Senshu no Ichiran" 第29回小学生名人戦: 代表選手一覧 [29th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Participant's List] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "Dai Nijūkyūkai Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen: Kesshō Tonamentō/Kessho Taikai" 第29回小学生名人��: 決勝トーナメント／決勝大会 [29th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Championship Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "Itō Sae Shōreikai Ikkyū ga Jūgatsu yori Joryū Shodan ni" 伊藤沙恵奨励会1級が10月より女流初段に [Apprentice shogi professional Sae Itō 1-kyū to be a women's professional 1-dan from October] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 30, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ "Itō Sae Shodan ga Nidan ni Shōdan" 伊藤沙恵女流初段が二段に昇段 [Sae Itō 1-dan promoted to 2-dan] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Itō Sae Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 伊藤沙恵タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Sae Itō Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Itō Sae Shōgi Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 伊藤沙恵将棋大賞 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Sae Itō Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
^ "Shōgi Taishō, Saiyūshūkishishō ni Watanabe Sankan...Nikaime" 将棋大賞, 最優秀棋士賞に渡辺明三冠...2回目 [Shogi Annual Awards: Watanabe 3-crown wins “Player of the year” for the second time.]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

External links[]

ShogiHub: Ito, Sae

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[5] The seven were Yūki Sasaki (the tournament winner), Tatsuya Sugai (who finished runner up), Tatsuya Sanmaidō, Takuya Nagase, Shintarō Saitō, Daichi Sasaki and Kōhei Hasabe.^[3]

[1] "Kishi Dētabēsu" 女流棋士データベース [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 13, 2019.

[3-dan-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Itō Sae Nidan ga Sandan ni Shōdan" 伊藤沙恵女流二段が女流三段に昇段 [Sae Itō 2-dan promoted to 3-dan] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 7, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[PL-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dai Nijūkyūkai Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen: Daihyō Senshu no Ichiran" 第29回小学生名人戦: 代表選手一覧 [29th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Participant's List] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[4] "Dai Nijūkyūkai Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen: Kesshō Tonamentō/Kessho Taikai" 第29回小学生名人��: 決勝トーナメント／決勝大会 [29th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Championship Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[6] "Itō Sae Shōreikai Ikkyū ga Jūgatsu yori Joryū Shodan ni" 伊藤沙恵奨励会1級が10月より女流初段に [Apprentice shogi professional Sae Itō 1-kyū to be a women's professional 1-dan from October] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 30, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[7] "Itō Sae Shodan ga Nidan ni Shōdan" 伊藤沙恵女流初段が二段に昇段 [Sae Itō 1-dan promoted to 2-dan] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[8] "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Itō Sae Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 伊藤沙恵タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Sae Itō Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[9] "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Itō Sae Shōgi Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 伊藤沙恵将棋大賞 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Sae Itō Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

[10] "Shōgi Taishō, Saiyūshūkishishō ni Watanabe Sankan...Nikaime" 将棋大賞, 最優秀棋士賞に渡辺明三冠...2回目 [Shogi Annual Awards: Watanabe 3-crown wins “Player of the year” for the second time.]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

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