Shingo Sawada

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Shingo Sawada
Native name澤田真吾
Born (1991-11-21) November 21, 1991 (age 29)
HometownSuzuka, Mie
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2009(2009-04-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number274
Rank6-dan
Teacher [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin classB2
Ryūō class1
Websites
JSA profile page

Shingo Sawada (澤田 真吾, Sawada Shingo, born November 21, 1991) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life[]

Shingo Sawada was born on November 21, 1991, in Suzuka, Mie.[1] He finished in third place in the 26th (2001) and 27th (2002)  [ja] as the representative of Mie Prefecture.[2][3]

Sawada entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional  [ja] in March 2004 and was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in December 2007.[4] Sawada was promoted to 3-dan in April 2008[5] and finished the 43rd 3-dan League (April 2008 – September 2008) with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses.[6] He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2009 after winning the 44th 3-dan League (October 2008 – March 2009) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[5][7]

Promotion history[]

The promotion history for Sawada is as follows:[8]

  • 2004, March 23: 6-kyū
  • 2009, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2013, February 12: 5-dan
  • 2014, November 6: 6-dan
  • 2020, October 14: 7-dan

Awards and honors[]

Sawada received the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Most Consecutive Games Won" for the 2020–2021 shogi year.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sawada Shingo" 棋士データベース: 澤田真吾 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shingo Sawada] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dai Nijūrokkai Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijin-sen: Kesshō Tōnamento/Kesshō Taikai" 第26回小学生将棋名人戦: 決勝トーナメント／決勝大会 [26th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament: Winners' Tournament/Finals] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2001. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Dai Nijūnanakai Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijin-sen: Kesshō Tōnamento/Kesshō Taikai" 第27回小学生将棋名人戦: 決勝トーナメント／決勝大会 [27th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament: Winners' Tournament/Finals] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2002. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 [Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 577. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via Google Books. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sawada Shingo･Ōishi Tadashi Shinyondan no Oshirase" 澤田真吾･大石直嗣 新四段誕生のお知らせ [Shingo Sawada and Tadashi Ōishi are the new 4-dans] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 16, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Dai Yonjūsankai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第43回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [43rd Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "Dai Yonjūyonkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第44回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [44th Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sawada Shingo Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 澤田真吾 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shingo Sawada Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dai Yonjūhakkai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 第48回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [48th Annual Shogi Awards Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

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