Keiichi Sanada
Keiichi Sanada | |
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Native name | 真田圭一 |
Born | (1972-10-06) October 6, 1972 (age 51) |
Hometown | Yachiyo, Chiba |
Nationality | Japanese |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1992(1992-04-01) (aged 19) |
Badge Number | 202 |
Rank | 8-dan |
Teacher | Shigeyuki Matsuda [ja] (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.
Early life and apprenticeship
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 [ja]. 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]
Promotion history
Sanada's promotion history is as follows:[4]
- 6-kyū: 1985
- 1-dan: 1988
- 4-dan: April 1, 1992
- 5-dan: April 1, 1994
- 6-dan: October 1, 1997
- 7-dan: March 1, 2005
- 8-dan: October 25, 2016
Titles and other championships
Sanada's only appearance in a major title match came in 1997 when he was the challenger for the 10th Ryūō title.[5]
Awards and honors
Sanada received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" in 1997.[6]
JSA director
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.
Personal life
Sanada's wife Ayako is a retired female shogi professional.[3]
References
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sanada Keiichi" 棋士データベース: 真田圭一 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiichi Sanada] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kishi Meikan: Shichidan Sanada Keiichi" 棋士名鑑: 七段 真田 圭一 [Player Directory: Keiichi Sanada Saitō 7-dan]. 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 562. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved February 13, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 58. Retrieved February 13, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sanada Keiichi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 真田圭一 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiichi Sanada Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sanada Keiichi Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 真田圭一 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiichi Sanada Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sanada Keiichi Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 真田圭一 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiichi Sanada Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Dai Gojūkai Nihon Shōgi Renmei Tsūjō Sōkai" 第50回日本将棋連盟通常総会 [50th JSA General Meeting] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on March 3, 2000. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
External links
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Sanada, Keiichi
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