Makoto Tobe

Japanese professional shogi player
  • Naoki Koyama [ja]
  • Mikoto Umezu
  • Saki Miyazawa [ja]
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Makoto Tobe (戸辺 誠, Tobe Makoto, born August 5, 1986) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Makoto Tobe was born on August 5, 1986, in Yokohama.[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Jun'ichi Kase [ja] in October 1998 at the rank of 6-kyū.[2] He was promoted to 1-dan in August 2001, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2006 after winning the 39th 3-dan League (April 2006 – September 2006) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[2][3]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Tobe is as follows:[4]

  • 6-kyū: September 1998
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2006
  • 5-dan: March 10, 2009
  • 6-dan: February 9, 2010
  • 7-dan: June 1, 2016

Awards and honors

Tobe received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2009 and "Best Winning Percentage" (2007 and 2013).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tobe Makoto" 棋士データベース: 戸辺誠 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Makoto Tobe] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Tobe Makoto" 棋士名鑑: 六段 戸辺 誠 [Player Directory: Makoto Tobe 6-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. 570. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Dai Sanjūkyūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第39回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [39th Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tobe Makoto Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 戸辺誠 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Makoto Tobe Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tobe Makoto Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 戸辺誠 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Makoto Tobe Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

External links

  • ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Tobe, Makoto Archived 2017-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  • 戸辺チャンネル (Tobe channel)'s channel on YouTube (in Japanese)
  • 戸辺流ブログ (Tobe's blog) (in Japanese)
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