Keiichi Sanada | |
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Native name | 真田圭一 |
Born | October 6, 1972 |
Hometown | Yachiyo, Chiba |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1992 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 202 |
Rank | 8- dan |
Teacher | Shigeyuki Matsuda (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Keiichi Sanada (真田 圭一, Sanada Keiichi, born October 6, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8- dan. He is a former director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Sanada was born on October 6, 1972, in Yachiyo, Chiba. [1] In 1985, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school when he was twelve years old at the rank of 6- kyū as a student of shogi professional Shigeyuki Matsuda . He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1988, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1992. [2] [3]
Sanada's promotion history is as follows: [4]
Sanada's only appearance in a major title match came in 1997 when he was the challenger for the 10th Ryūō title. [5]
Sanada received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" in 1997. [6]
Sanada served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors from 1999 until 2003. [2] He was elected for his first two-year term as a director at the association's 50th General Meeting in May 1999, [7] and then re-elected to a second two-year term at the association's 52nd General Meeting in May 2001.
Sanada's wife Ayako is a retired female shogi professional. [3]
Keiichi Sanada | |
---|---|
Native name | 真田圭一 |
Born | October 6, 1972 |
Hometown | Yachiyo, Chiba |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1992 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 202 |
Rank | 8- dan |
Teacher | Shigeyuki Matsuda (9-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Keiichi Sanada (真田 圭一, Sanada Keiichi, born October 6, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8- dan. He is a former director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Sanada was born on October 6, 1972, in Yachiyo, Chiba. [1] In 1985, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school when he was twelve years old at the rank of 6- kyū as a student of shogi professional Shigeyuki Matsuda . He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1988, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1992. [2] [3]
Sanada's promotion history is as follows: [4]
Sanada's only appearance in a major title match came in 1997 when he was the challenger for the 10th Ryūō title. [5]
Sanada received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" in 1997. [6]
Sanada served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors from 1999 until 2003. [2] He was elected for his first two-year term as a director at the association's 50th General Meeting in May 1999, [7] and then re-elected to a second two-year term at the association's 52nd General Meeting in May 2001.
Sanada's wife Ayako is a retired female shogi professional. [3]