Makoto Sasaki (shogi)

Makoto Sasaki
Native name	佐々木慎
Born	(1980-01-21) January 21, 1980 (age 44)
Hometown	Nakano, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2001(2001-04-01) (aged 21)
Badge Number	240
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Shigeru Sekine [ja] (9-dan)
Meijin class	B2
Ryūō class	2
Websites
JSA profile page
Official website

Makoto Sasaki (佐々木 慎, Sasaki Makoto, born January 21, 1980) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.^[1]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Sasaki is as follows:^[2]

• 6-kyū: 1993
• 1-dan: 1997
• 4-dan: April 1, 2001
• 5-dan: April 19, 2006
• 6-dan: February 22, 2012
• 7-dan: March 11, 2020

Awards and honors

Sasaki received the Japan Shogi Association's 35th Annual Shogi Award for "Most Consecutive Games Won" for the 2007–8 season.^[3]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sasaki Makoto" 棋士データベース: 佐々木慎 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Makoto Sasaki] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
2. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sasaki Makoto Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 佐々木慎 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Makoto Sasaki Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sasaki Makoto Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 佐々木慎 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Makoto Sasaki Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

External links

• Official page on Tumblr (in Japanese) – Official blog "晴耕雨読" (Seikōudoku)
• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Sasaki, Makoto