Amahiko Satō

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Amahiko Satō
Born (1988-01-16) January 16, 1988 (age 36)
HometownFukuoka
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2010(2010-04-01) (aged 22)
Badge Number263
Rank9 dan
TeacherIsao Nakata
Major titles won3
Tournaments won3
Meijin classA
Ryūō class1
Websites
JSA profile page
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Amahiko Satō (佐藤 天彦, Satō Amahiko, born January 16, 1988) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Meijin title holder.

Early life

Satō was born in Fukuoka on January 18, 1988.[1] He attended elementary school and junior high school in Fukuoka, but moved to Chiba Prefecture to attend senior high school.[2]

He entered the Japanese Shogi Association's apprentice school in September 1998 when he was in the fifth-grade under the guidance of shogi professional Isao Nakata, who is also from Fukuoka and began giving Satō guidance online.[2][3]

Shogi professional

Satō's first tournament victory as a professional came in September 2008 when he defeated Yoshitaka Hoshino 2 games to none to win the 39th Shinjin-Ō [ja] tournament.[4][5] He won the same tournament in October 2011 when he defeated Masayuki Toyoshima 2 games to 1 to win the 42nd Shinjin-Ō tournament.[6][7]

In July 2015, Satō defeated Toyoshima once again, this time in the 63rd Ōza title challenger tournament final, to advance to his first major title match.[8] In the best-of-five final against defending champion Yoshiharu Habu, Sato was leading the match 2 games to 1 before Habu came back to win the last two games and defend his title.[9]

Satō's next appearance in a major title match came in February 2016 when he challenged Akira Watanabe for the 41st Kiō title.[10] Satō advanced to the title match by defeating Yasumitsu Satō 2 games to none in the final of the challenger tournament,[11] but ended up losing to Watanabe 3 games to 1.[12]

In May 2016, Satō won his first major title when he defeated Habu 4 games to 1 win the 74th Meijin title. Satō advanced to the Meijin title match by winning Class A ranking league in his first season in the league.[13] Satō successfully defended his Meijin title in 2017 by defeating Akira Inaba (75th Meijin Match: 4 games to 2)[14] and in 2018 by defeating Habu (76th Meijin Match: 4 games to 2).[15] In each of these title defenses, Satō lost two of the first three games before coming back to win the match.[14][15]

In December 2016, Satō defeated Shōta Chida 2 games to none to win the 2nd Eiō Tournament.[16] The victory meant that Satō qualified to play the winner of a tournament involving top computer shogi programs in a two-game match the following Spring. Sato lost both games of the match held in April–May 2017 to the program Ponanza [ja].[17]

Satō defeated Hisashi Namekata to win the 26th Ginga-sen [ja] in September 2018.[18]

Satō was unable to defend his Meijin title for the third consecutive time, losing the 77th Meijin Match (April–May 2019) to challenger Toyoshima 2-crown 4 games to none.[19]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Satō is as follows:[20]

  • 1998, September: 6-kyū
  • 2006, October 1: 4-dan
  • 2009, April 30: 5-dan
  • 2011, April 21: 6-dan
  • 2012, April 19: 7-dan
  • 2015, January 8: 8-dan
  • 2016, May 31: 9-dan

Titles and other championships

Satō has appeared in major title matches a total of six times. He has won the Meijin title three times.[21] In addition to major titles, Satō has won four other shogi championships during his career: the Shinjin-Ō [ja] (2008 and 2011), the Eiō Tournament [ja] (2016), and the Ginga-sen [ja] (2018).[22]

Awards and honors

Satō has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards throughout his career. He won the "Best New Player" award in 2008; the "Best Winning Percentage" and "Most Consecutive Games Won" awards in 2010; the "Most Games Won", "Most Games Played", "Most Consecutive Games Won", "Game of the Year", and "Fighting-spirit" awards in 2015; the "Fighting-spirit" award in 2016; and the "Game of the Year" in 2019.[23][24]

In addition to awards for shogi, Satō was selected as one of GQ Japan's "Men of the Year" for 2017. Sato won the "Boom" award.[25]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Satō has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings [ja] five times: 6th place with JPY 21,660,000 in earnings for 2015;[26] 3rd place with JPY 57,220,000 in earnings for 2016;[27] 2nd place with JPY 72,550,000 in earnings in 2017;[28] 2nd place with JPY 59,990,000 in earnings in 2018;[29] and 6th place with JPY 36,870,00 in earnings in 2019.[30]

References

  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Satō Amahiko" 棋士データベース: 佐藤天彦 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Amahiko Satō] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Aishō ｢Kizoku｣ Habu kara Meijin-i Dasshu/Satō Amahiko Ryakureki" 愛称 ｢貴族｣ 羽生から名人位奪取／佐藤天彦名人略歴 [Nicknamed "The Noble", a brief personal history of Amahiko Satō/the man who took the Meijin title from Habu]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). January 15, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chigau Ginga wa Takusan Aru koto ga Wakatta Kotoshi Hatsu Bōei wo Hatashita Shōgi no Dai Nanajūgo Meijin Satō Amahiko-san" 違う銀河がたくさんあることが分かった 今年初防衛を果たした 将棋の第75期名人 佐藤天彦さん ["There are many different worlds" says 75th Shogi Meijin Amahiko Satō]. Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). November 12, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Shōgi Shinjin-Ō ni Satō Yondan" 将棋新人王に佐藤四段 [Satō 4d wins shogi's Shinjin-Ō] (in Japanese). Japanese Communist Party. September 26, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Dai Sanjūkyūki Shinjin'Ōsen" 第39期新人王戦 [39th Shinjin-Ō tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Shōgi no Shinjin'Ōsen Satō ga Toyoshima wo Kudasu" 将棋の新人王戦 佐藤が豊島を下す [Satō defeats Toyoshima to win Shinjin-Ō Tournament]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). November 1, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Dai Yonjūniki Shinjin'Ōsen" 第42期新人王戦 [42nd Shinjin-Ō tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "Shōgi Ōzasen, Satō Hachidan ga Chōsenshaken wo Kakutoku" 将棋王座戦, 佐藤八段が挑戦権を獲得 [Shogi Ōza Tournament, Satō 8d is the challenger]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  9. ^ Fukamatsu, Shinji (October 26, 2015). "Habu Ōza ga Bōei ni Seiko Shōgi Ōzasen, Yonnen Renzoku Nijūsankime" 羽生王座が防衛に成功 将棋王座戦, 4年連続23期目 [Habu Successfully Defends Oza Title for 4th Consecutive Year to Hold Title for 23rd Time Overall]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Fujita, Masatoshi (February 10, 2016). "Taitorusen de Mezurashii Yūjin Taiketsu" タイトル戦で珍しい友人対決 [Rare matchup between friends in title match]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "Dai Yonjūikki Kiōsen: Chōsensha Kettei Tōnamento" 第41期棋王戦: 挑戦者決定トーナメント [41st Kio Tournament: Challenger Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "Kiōsen, Watanabe Kiō ga Yonrenpa" 棋王戦, 渡辺棋王が4連覇 [Watanabe wins Kiō for 4th consecutive year]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). March 21, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  13. ^ Yamamura, Hideki (June 1, 2016). "Amahiko Sato beats Yoshiharu Habu to capture Meijin title in his first attempt". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  14. ^ a b Murase, Shinya (June 6, 2017). "Satō Meijin, Nijūdai Taiketsu Seishi Hatsubōei Shōgi Meijinsen Nanaban Shōbu" 佐藤名人, 20代対決制し初防衛 将棋名人戦七番勝負 [Shogi Meijin 7-game match: Satō Meijin wins the battle of the 20-somethings to defend title for first time]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  15. ^ a b Yamamura, Hideki (June 20, 2018). "Satō ga Sanrenpa Yonshō Nihai de Habu Kudasu" 佐藤が3連覇 4勝2敗で羽生降す [Satō wins for third consecutive time, defeats Habu 4 games to 2]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  16. ^ "Shōgi no Satō Meijin, Raishun Sofuto to Taikyoku Eiōsen Seisu" 将棋の佐藤名人, 来春ソフトと対局 叡王戦制す. The Nikkei (in Japanese). December 11, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  17. ^ "Satō Meijin Kutsujoku, Ponanza ni Renpai" 佐藤名人屈辱, ポナンザに連敗 [Satō Meijin humiliated, loses twice in a row to Ponanza]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). May 20, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  18. ^ "Satō Meijin ga Hatsu Bui Shōgi･Gingasen" 佐藤名人が初V 将棋･銀河戦 [Satō Meijin wins Ginga-sen for first time]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). September 27, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  19. ^ "Toyoshima Nikan ga Meijin Dasshu, Sanka ni Heiseumare Hatsu no Meijin Tanjō" 豊島二冠が名人奪取, 三冠に 平成生まれ初の名人誕生 [Toyoshima 2-crown capture Meijin title to become a 3-crown and also the first player born in the Heisei Era to become Meijin]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  20. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Satō Amahiko Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 佐藤天彦 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Amahiko Satō Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  21. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Satō Amahiko Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 佐藤天彦 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Amahiko Satō Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  22. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Satō Amahiko Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 佐藤天彦 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Amahiko Satō Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  23. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Satō Amahiko Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 佐藤天彦 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Amahiko Satō Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  24. ^ "Saiyūshūkishishō wa Toyoshima Nikan Fujii Shichidan wa ｢Myōshu｣ de Jushōlhanguage=ja" 最優秀棋士賞は豊島二冠 藤井七段は｢妙手｣で受賞 [Toyoshima 2-crown named "Player of the Year"; Fujii 7d wins award for "best move".]. Asahi Shimbun. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  25. ^ "These Are the Winners of 'GQ Men of the Year 2017'". GQ Japan (in Japanese). Condé Nast. November 22, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  26. ^ "2015nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2015年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2015 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  27. ^ "2016nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2016年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2016 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  28. ^ "2017nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2017年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2017 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  29. ^ "Habu Yoshiharu Kudan ga Ninenburi Ichii 2018nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 羽生善治九段が2年ぶり1位 2018年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2018 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10: Yoshiharu Habu 9d reclaims top position after two years] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  30. ^ "2019nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2019年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2019 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

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