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Shingo Itō (shogi)
Shingo Itō (伊藤 真吾, Itō Shingo, born January 4, 1982) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan. Early life, education and apprenticeshipItō 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] Shogi professionalPromotion historyThe promotion history for Itō is as follows:[5]
Personal lifeItō is an alumnus of Asia University, graduating from the university's Faculty of Business Management in 2004.[2] References
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