is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-

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. She is a former

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, and title holder. She is currently serving as a

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for the

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Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Saida's promotion history is as follows. * Women's Professional Apprentice League: 1984 * 3-

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: April 1, 1986 * 1-kyū: April 1, 1987 * 1-dan: April 1, 1988 * 2-dan: March 20, 1991 * 3-dan: April 1, 1995 * 4-dan: February 27, 2001 * 5-dan: June 9, 2011 Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Saida has appeared in major title matches twelve times and has won a total of four titles. In addition to major titles, Saida has won two other shogi championships.

Major titles

Other championships

Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held or currently suspended.

Awards and honors

Saida received the Japan Shogi Association's "Women's Professional"

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for the April 2000March 2001 shogi year. She received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2010.

JSA director

At the

's 70th General Meeting held in June 2019, Saida was elected as a

to the association's

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. She was reelected to the same position in June 2021.

References

External links

* ShogiHub
Saida, Haruko
Japanese shogi players Living people People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa Women's professional shogi players Women's Meijin Women's Ōshō Kurashiki Tōka Cup Professional shogi players from Kanagawa Prefecture 1966 births {{Shogi-stub