Sakio Chiba | |
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Native name | 千葉幸生 |
Born | February 11, 1979 |
Hometown | Machida, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2000 | (aged 21)
Badge Number | 237 |
Rank | 7 dan |
Teacher | Shigeru Sekine (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Sakio Chiba (千葉 幸生, Chiba Sakio, born February 11, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Chiba was born on February 11, 1979, in Machida, Tokyo.[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school when he was a junior high school ninth-grade student in 1993 under the guidance of shogi professional Shigeru Sekine at the rank of 6-kyū.[2] He was promoted to 1-dan in 1995 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2000 after winning the 27th 3-dan league (April 2000 – September 2000).[2]
Chiba's promotion history is as follows:[3]
Chiba's wife, Ryōko is a female shogi professional. The couple married in May 2003,[4] and have two daughters.[2]