Kazutoshi Satō

Kazutoshi Satō
Native name	佐藤和俊
Born	(1978-06-12) June 12, 1978 (age 46)
Hometown	Matsudo
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2003(2003-10-01) (aged 25)
Badge Number	250
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Jun'ichi Kase [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	3
Websites
JSA profile page

Kazutoshi Satō (佐藤 和俊, Satō Kazutoshi, born June 12, 1978) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprentice professional

Satō was born on June 12, 1978, in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture.[1] The first shogi book he ever read was a book written by shogi professional Hifumi Katō. The book was written for beginners and explained the apprentice school system and what it took to become a shogi professional. After reading this book, Satō decided to try to become strong enough to become an apprentice professional before graduating from elementary school, but still considered shogi to be just a hobby. As a fourth-grade student, he started traveling to neighboring Kashiwa to practice at the Kashiwa Shogi Center.[2]

Satō entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Jun'ichi Kase [ja] at the rank of 6-kyū in 1990, was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1994 and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after finishing second in the 33rd 3-dan League with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[3][4]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

Satō's promotion history is as follows:[5]

• 6-kyū: 1990
• 1-dan: 1994
• 4-dan: October 1, 2003
• 5-dan: November 2, 2007
• 6-dan: March 24, 2014
• 7-dan: October 30, 2019

Awards and honors

Satō won the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Most Consecutive Wins" for the 2007–2008 shogi year.[6]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Satō Kazutoshi" 棋士データベース: 佐藤和俊 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazutoshi Satō] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
2. "Satō Kazutoshi Rokudan no Senaka wo Oshita Katō Hifumi Kudan no Nyūmonsho" 佐藤和俊六段の背中を押した加藤一二三九段の入門書 [Kazutoshi Satō 6d received boost from a beginner's book written by Hifumi Katō]. NHK Shōgi Kōza (in Japanese). Vol. October 2017. NHK Publishing. October 31, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
3. "Dai Sanjūsankai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第33回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [33rd Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
4. "Shinyondan no Shōkai" 新四段の紹介 [New 4d introduction] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 10, 2003. Archived from the original on December 25, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Satō Kazutoshi Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 佐藤和俊 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazutoshi Satō Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Satō Kazutoshi Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 佐藤和俊 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazutoshi Satō Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Sato, Kazutoshi