Ayako Sanada

Ayako Sanada
Native name	真田彩子
Maiden name	Furukawa (古河)
Born	(1972-08-13) August 13, 1972 (age 52)
Hometown	Iwaki, Fukushima
Career
Achieved professional status	March 1, 1991(1991-03-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number	W-12
Rank	Women's 3-dan
Retired	March 31, 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 47)
Teacher	Yūji Sase [ja] (Honorary 9-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Ayako Sanada (真田 彩子 Sanada Ayako, née Furukawa Ayako 古河 彩子,[1] born August 13, 1972) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 3-dan.[2]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Sanada's promotion history is as follows.[3]

• 1991, March 1: 2-kyū
• 1992, April 1: 1-kyū
• 1997, May 29: 1-dan
• 2003, April 9: 2-dan
• 2020, March 31: Retired
• 2021, April 1: 3-dan

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Personal life

Sanada's husband Keiichi is also a professional shogi player.[1][4]

References

1. "Furukawa Joryū Nidan, Sanada Sei de Katsuyakusuru Koto ni" 古河女流二段, 真田姓で活動することに [Women's professional 2-dan Furukawa to compete under her married name Sanada] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 8, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
2. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Sanada Ayako" 女流棋士データベース: 真田彩子 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayako Sanada] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
3. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Sanada Ayako Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 真田彩子 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayako Sanada Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
4. 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 September 27, 2019 – via Google Books.

External links

• ShogiHub: Sanada, Ayako