is a Japanese

professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional player ...

ranked 7-

dan Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoir ...

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional

Seiya Kondō was born on July 25, 1996, in

Yachiyo, Chiba 270px, Keisei Rose Gardens is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 202,071 in 91,092 households and a population density of 3900 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yachiy ...

. He learned shogi from his father. In 2007, he finished runner-up in the 32nd as a fifth-grade elementary school student, 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 is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience. In Mandarin Chin ...

. 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 2015September 2015) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kondō is as follows: * 6-

: 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

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Kondou, Seiya
Japanese shogi players Living people People from Yachiyo, Chiba Professional shogi players from Chiba Prefecture 1996 births {{Shogi-stub