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Shingo Sawada
Native name澤田真吾
Born (1991-11-21) November 21, 1991 (age 32)
HometownSuzuka, Mie
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2009(2009-04-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number274
Rank6-dan
TeacherNobuo Mori [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin classB1
Ryūō class2
Notable studentsRiko Morimoto [ja]
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, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Shingo Sawada was born on November 21, 1991, in Suzuka, Mie.[1] He finished in third place in the 26th (2001) and 27th (2002) Elementary School Student Meijin Tournaments [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 Nobuo Mori [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]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

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

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. ^ "Kishi Meikan: Godan Sawada Shingo" 棋士名鑑: 五段 澤田 真吾 [Player Directory: Shingo Sawada 5-dan]. 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.
  5. ^ 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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