Saki Tanaka

Saki Tanaka
Native name	田中沙紀
Born	(1994-11-18) November 18, 1994 (age 30)
Hometown	Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Career
Achieved professional status	September 1, 2021(2021-09-01) (aged 26)
Badge Number	LPSA W-22
Rank	Women's 1-kyū
Teacher	Yaichio Ōno [ja] (7-dan)
Websites
LPSA profile page

Saki Tanaka (田中 沙紀, Tanaka Saki, born November 11, 1994) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-kyū. She is a member of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan.^[1][2][3]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Tanaka's promotion history is as follows.^[4]

• 3-kyū: June 2018
• 2-kyū: September 1, 2021
• 1-kyū: July 11, 2022^[5]

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

References

1. "Tōkyōkaishozoku Joryū Nikyū Tanjō no Oshirase" 当協会所属 女流2級誕生のお知らせ [LPSA announse new women's professional 2-kyū] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan. August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
2. "Tanka Saki-san ga Joryūkishi ni Shōgi" 田中沙紀さんが女流棋士に 将棋 [Shogi: Saki Tanaka becomes women's professional shogi player]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
3. Nishiura, Shinji (September 29, 2021). "Namidakoe Yume no Joryūkishi Kanazawa･Tanaka Saki-san Kenshusshin Yonninme" 涙超え 夢の女流棋士 金沢･田中沙紀さん 県出身4人目 [Kanazawa's Saki Taki overcomes earlier disappointment to finally achieve dream of becoming a women's professional shogi player; she's the fourth professional shogi player from Ishikawa Prefecture]. Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved November 29, 2021.
4. "Kireki (Tanaka Saki)" 棋歴 (田中沙紀） [Player history: Saki Tanaka] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
5. "Tanaka Saki Joryū 2-kyū ga Joryū Ikkyū ni Shokyū" 田中沙紀女流2級が女流1級に昇級 [Women's professional 2-kyū Saki Tanaka promoted to 1-kyū] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan. July 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.