is a Japanese

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ranked 7- dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Sanmaidō was born in

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, Chiba on July 14, 1993. His grandfather was an acquaintance of shogi professional

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, who recommended Sanmaidō learn shogi. Sanmaidō often went to practice at the

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Shogi Center to improve, and entered the

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's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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under the guidance of Naitō in September 2004. Promoted to the rank of 3-dan in April 2013, Sanmaidō finished second in the 53rd 3-dan League with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses to obtain full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2013.

Shogi professional

Sanmaido defeated

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to win the 2nd in 2017.

Promotion history

Sanmaidō's promotion history is as follows: * 6-

: September 6, 2004 * 3-dan: April 2013 * 4-dan: October 1, 2013 * 5-dan: July 27, 2017 * 6-dan: November 24, 2017 * 7-dan: September 4, 2019

Titles and other championships

Sanmaidō has yet to appear in a major title match, but has won one non-title shogi tournament.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Sanmaido, Tatsuya
* Japanese shogi players Japan Shogi Association players Living people Shogi players from Chiba Prefecture 1993 births People from Urayasu, Chiba {{Shogi-stub