Makoto Tobe | |
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Native name | 戸辺誠 |
Born | August 5, 1986 |
Hometown | Yokohama |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2006 | (aged 20)
Badge Number | 262 |
Rank | 7-dan |
Teacher | Jun'ichi Kase (7-dan) |
Meijin class | B2 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Notable students |
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Websites | |
JSA profile page | |
Official website |
Makoto Tobe (戸辺 誠, Tobe Makoto, born August 5, 1986) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Makoto Tobe was born on August 5, 1986, in Yokohama.[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Jun'ichi Kase in October 1998 at the rank of 6-kyū.[2] He was promoted to 1-dan in August 2001, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2006 after winning the 39th 3-dan League (April 2006 – September 2006) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[2][3]
The promotion history for Tobe is as follows:[4]
Tobe received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2009 and "Best Winning Percentage" (2007 and 2013).[5]