Masataka Sugimoto

Masataka Sugimoto
Sugimoto at November 2019 human shogi [ja] event in Himeji, Japan.
Native name	杉本昌隆
Born	(1968-11-13) November 13, 1968 (age 56)
Hometown	Nagoya
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 1990(1990-10-01) (aged 21)
Badge Number	197
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	Susumu Itaya [ja] (9-dan)
Meijin class	B2
Ryūō class	4
Notable students	Sōta Fujii Yūya Saitō Io Murota Saya Nakazawa Aya Imai
Websites
JSA profile page

Masataka Sugimoto (杉本 昌隆, Sugimoto Masataka, born November 13, 1968) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. He is also a non-executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.

Early life and apprenticeship

Sugimoto was born on November 13, 1968, in Nagoya, Japan.^[1] In 1980, he finished third in the 5th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school that same year at the rank 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Susumu Itaya [ja].^[2]

Sugimoto was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1985 before obtaining full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1990 after finishing the 7th 3-dan League (April 1990 – September 1990) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.^[2][3]

Shogi professional

Sugimoto became the 57th professional shogi player to win 600 official games when he defeated Satoru Sakaguchi in a preliminary round game of the 72nd Ōshō Tournament on January 28, 2022.^[4][5]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Sugimoto is as follows.^[6]

• 6-kyū: August 1980
• 1-dan: February 1985
• 4-dan: October 1, 1990
• 5-dan: December 6, 1995
• 6-dan: July 11, 2000
• 7-dan: February 10, 2006
• 8-dan: February 22, 2019^[7]

Awards and honors

Sugimoto received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2015 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years.^[2] He received the Shogi Honor Award in January 2022 for winning 600 games since turning professional.^[4][8]

JSA director

Sugimoto is a member of the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors.^[9] He was first elected to a two-year term as a non-executive director at the association's 63rd General Meeting in June 2012.^[10][11] He was elected to the board a second time as a non-executive director in June 2021^[12] and re-elected to an additional two-year term in June 2023.^[13]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Masataka" 棋士データベース: 杉本昌隆 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masataka Sugimoto] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
2. Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行 [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 64. ASIN B019SSNKVA. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via Google Books.
3. "Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen" 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 [Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition]. Shogi Year Book: Heisei 26 (2014) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 563. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via Google Books.
4. Satō, Keiji (January 31, 2022). "Shishō wa Tsūsan Ryoppyakushō Tassei, Fujii Sōta Yondan wo Sodateta Sugimoto Masataka Hachidan ni Eiyoshō" 師匠は通算600勝達成, 藤井聡太四冠を育てた杉本昌隆八段に栄誉賞 [Sōta Fujii 4-dan's teacher Masataka Sugimoto 8-dan wins 600th game and is awarded the Shogi Honor Award]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved February 4, 2022.
5. "Sugimoto Masataka Hachidan, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tassei" 杉本昌隆八段, 600勝 (将棋栄誉賞)を達成 [Masataka Sugimoto 8d wins 600th official game] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Masataka Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 杉本昌隆 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masataka Sugimoto Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
7. "Sugimoto Masataka Shichidan ga Hachidan ni Shōdan" 杉本昌隆七段が八段に昇段 [Masataka Sugimoto promoted to 8-dan] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
8. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Masataka Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 杉本昌隆 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masataka Sugimoto Inoue Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
9. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Masataka Yakuin Rireki" 棋士データベース: 杉本昌隆 役員履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Masataka Sugimoto JSA Officer History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
10. "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shiyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 8, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
11. "Dai Rokujūgokai Tsūjō Sōkai Kaisa" 第65回通常総会開催 [65th Annual General Meeting held] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 9, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
12. "Dai Nanajūnikai Tsūjō Sōkai Gohōkoku" 第72回通常総会ご報告 [Report on 72nd General Meeting] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 4, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
13. "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shiyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [Announcement of New Japan Shogi Association Board Members] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Sugimoto, Masataka