Seiya Kondō

Seiya Kondō
Native name	近藤誠也
Born	(1996-07-25) July 25, 1996 (age 28)
Hometown	Yachiyo, Chiba
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2015(2015-10-01) (aged 19)
Badge Number	303
Rank	7-dan
Teacher	Kazuharu Shoshi (7-dan)
Meijin class	B1
Ryūō class	3
Websites
JSA profile page

Seiya Kondō (近藤 誠也, Kondō Seiya, born July 25, 1996) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional

Seiya Kondō was born on July 25, 1996, in Yachiyo, Chiba.^[1] He learned shogi from his father.^[2] In 2007, he finished runner-up in the 32nd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] as a fifth-grade elementary school student,^[3][4] and then later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi at the rank of 6-kyū.^[2]

Kondō was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2013. He obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 2015, after finishing tied for first with Satoshi Takano in the 57th 3-dan League (April 2015 – September 2015) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.^[2][5]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kondō is as follows:^[6]

• 6-kyū: September 2007
• 3-dan: October 2013
• 4-dan: October 1, 2015
• 5-dan: March 2, 2017
• 6-dan: March 5, 2019
• 7-dan: March 11, 2020

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kondō Seiya" 棋士データベース: 近藤誠也 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Seiya Kondō] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
2. "Shinyondan no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
3. "Dai Sanjuni Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen" 第32回小学生名人戦 [32nd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
4. "Dai Sanjuni Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen: Daihyōsenshu Ichiran" 第32回小学生名人戦: 代表選手一覧 [32nd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament: Participant List] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
5. "Daigojūnanakai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第57回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [57th 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Kondō Seiya Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 近藤誠也 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Seiya Kondō Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Kondou, Seiya