Masataka Sugimoto | |
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Native name | 杉本昌隆 |
Born | November 13, 1968 |
Hometown | Nagoya |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 1990 | (aged 21)
Badge Number | 197 |
Rank | 8- dan |
Teacher | Susumu Itaya (9-dan) |
Meijin class | B2 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Notable students | |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Masataka Sugimoto (杉本 昌隆, Sugimoto Masataka, born November 13, 1968) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8- dan. He is also a non-executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Sugimoto was born on November 13, 1968, in Nagoya, Japan. [1] In 1980, he finished third in the 5th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school that same year at the rank 6- kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Susumu Itaya . [2]
Sugimoto was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1985 before obtaining full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1990 after finishing the 7th 3-dan League (April 1990 – September 1990) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [2] [3]
Sugimoto became the 57th professional shogi player to win 600 official games when he defeated Satoru Sakaguchi in a preliminary round game of the 72nd Ōshō Tournament on January 28, 2022. [4] [5]
The promotion history for Sugimoto is as follows. [6]
Sugimoto received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2015 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years. [2] He received the Shogi Honor Award in January 2022 for winning 600 games since turning professional. [4] [8]
Sugimoto is a member of the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors. [9] He was first elected to a two-year term as a non-executive director at the association's 63rd General Meeting in June 2012. [10] [11] He was elected to the board a second time as a non-executive director in June 2021 [12] and re-elected to an additional two-year term in June 2023. [13]
Masataka Sugimoto | |
---|---|
Native name | 杉本昌隆 |
Born | November 13, 1968 |
Hometown | Nagoya |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 1990 | (aged 21)
Badge Number | 197 |
Rank | 8- dan |
Teacher | Susumu Itaya (9-dan) |
Meijin class | B2 |
Ryūō class | 4 |
Notable students | |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Masataka Sugimoto (杉本 昌隆, Sugimoto Masataka, born November 13, 1968) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8- dan. He is also a non-executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Sugimoto was born on November 13, 1968, in Nagoya, Japan. [1] In 1980, he finished third in the 5th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school that same year at the rank 6- kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Susumu Itaya . [2]
Sugimoto was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1985 before obtaining full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1990 after finishing the 7th 3-dan League (April 1990 – September 1990) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [2] [3]
Sugimoto became the 57th professional shogi player to win 600 official games when he defeated Satoru Sakaguchi in a preliminary round game of the 72nd Ōshō Tournament on January 28, 2022. [4] [5]
The promotion history for Sugimoto is as follows. [6]
Sugimoto received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2015 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years. [2] He received the Shogi Honor Award in January 2022 for winning 600 games since turning professional. [4] [8]
Sugimoto is a member of the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors. [9] He was first elected to a two-year term as a non-executive director at the association's 63rd General Meeting in June 2012. [10] [11] He was elected to the board a second time as a non-executive director in June 2021 [12] and re-elected to an additional two-year term in June 2023. [13]