Shingo Sawada
| Shingo Sawada | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 澤田真吾 |
| Born | November 21, 1991 |
| Hometown | Suzuka, Mie |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 2009 (aged 17) |
| Badge Number | 274 |
| Rank | 6-dan |
| Teacher | Nobuo Mori (7-dan) |
| Meijin class | B1 |
| Ryūō class | 2 |
| Notable students | Riko Morimoto |
| 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
[edit | edit source]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 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 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
[edit | edit source]Promotion history
[edit | edit source]The promotion history for Sawada is as follows:[8]
- 6-kyū: March 23, 2004
- 4-dan: April 1, 2009
- 5-dan: February 12, 2013
- 6-dan: November 6, 2014
- 7-dan: October 14, 2020
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]Sawada received the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Most Consecutive Games Won" for the 2020–2021 shogi year.[9]
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