Shingo Itō | |
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Native name | 伊藤真吾 |
Born | January 4, 1982 |
Hometown | Hachiōji, Tokyo |
Nationality | |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2007 | (aged 25)
Badge Number | 266 |
Rank | 6- dan |
Teacher | Noboru Sakurai (8-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 3 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Shingo Itō (伊藤 真吾, Itō Shingo, born January 4, 1982) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6- dan.
Itō was born in Hachiōji, Tokyo on January 4, 1982. [1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was around five years old, [2] and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Noboru Sakurai in 1993. [2] [3]
Itō was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 1998, [3] and apprentice professional 3-dan in 2002. [2] He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan on April 1, 2007, after finishing in the 40th 3-dan League (October 2006 – March 2007) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [4] Although Itō finished league play in third place one win behind Masayuki Toyoshima and Kōta Kanai, his result was good enough to earn him a second promotion point and gave him the option to enter the professional ranks as a free class player, which he decided to do. [2] Itō was the second player after Yūsuke Ina to obtain professional status under the promotion point system. [2]
The promotion history for Itō is as follows: [5]
Itō is an alumnus of Asia University, graduating from the university's Faculty of Business Management in 2004. [2]
Shingo Itō | |
---|---|
Native name | 伊藤真吾 |
Born | January 4, 1982 |
Hometown | Hachiōji, Tokyo |
Nationality | |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2007 | (aged 25)
Badge Number | 266 |
Rank | 6- dan |
Teacher | Noboru Sakurai (8-dan) |
Meijin class | C2 |
Ryūō class | 3 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Shingo Itō (伊藤 真吾, Itō Shingo, born January 4, 1982) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6- dan.
Itō was born in Hachiōji, Tokyo on January 4, 1982. [1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was around five years old, [2] and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6- kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Noboru Sakurai in 1993. [2] [3]
Itō was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 1998, [3] and apprentice professional 3-dan in 2002. [2] He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan on April 1, 2007, after finishing in the 40th 3-dan League (October 2006 – March 2007) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. [4] Although Itō finished league play in third place one win behind Masayuki Toyoshima and Kōta Kanai, his result was good enough to earn him a second promotion point and gave him the option to enter the professional ranks as a free class player, which he decided to do. [2] Itō was the second player after Yūsuke Ina to obtain professional status under the promotion point system. [2]
The promotion history for Itō is as follows: [5]
Itō is an alumnus of Asia University, graduating from the university's Faculty of Business Management in 2004. [2]