Seiya Kondō | |
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Native name | 近藤誠也 |
Born | July 25, 1996 |
Hometown | Yachiyo, Chiba |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2015 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 303 |
Rank | 7- dan |
Teacher | Kazuharu Shoshi (7-dan) |
Meijin class | B1 |
Ryūō class | 3 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Seiya Kondō (近藤 誠也, Kondō Seiya, born July 25, 1996) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan.
Seiya Kondō was born on July 25, 1996, in Yachiyo, Chiba. [1] He learned shogi from his father. [2] In 2007, he finished runner-up in the 32nd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament as a fifth-grade elementary school student, [3] [4] and then later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi at the rank of 6- kyū. [2]
Kondō was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2013. He obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 2015, after finishing tied for first with Satoshi Takano in the 57th 3-dan League (April 2015 – September 2015) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [2] [5]
The promotion history for Kondō is as follows: [6]
Seiya Kondō | |
---|---|
Native name | 近藤誠也 |
Born | July 25, 1996 |
Hometown | Yachiyo, Chiba |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2015 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 303 |
Rank | 7- dan |
Teacher | Kazuharu Shoshi (7-dan) |
Meijin class | B1 |
Ryūō class | 3 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Seiya Kondō (近藤 誠也, Kondō Seiya, born July 25, 1996) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan.
Seiya Kondō was born on July 25, 1996, in Yachiyo, Chiba. [1] He learned shogi from his father. [2] In 2007, he finished runner-up in the 32nd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament as a fifth-grade elementary school student, [3] [4] and then later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi at the rank of 6- kyū. [2]
Kondō was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2013. He obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 2015, after finishing tied for first with Satoshi Takano in the 57th 3-dan League (April 2015 – September 2015) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [2] [5]
The promotion history for Kondō is as follows: [6]