Profile
| Yasumitsu Sato 9-dan
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| Native name
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佐藤康光
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| Date of Birth
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1 October 1969
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| Place of Birth
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Yawata City, Kyoto Prefecture
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| Teacher
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Kaishu Tanaka 9-dan
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| Ryuo group
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Group 1 (29 terms in group 1 or above)
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| Junni class
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Class B1 (26 terms in class A or above)
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Title history
| Title
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Terms won
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Terms in title match
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Notes
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| Ryuo
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1 term (term 6)
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5 terms (terms 6-8, 19-20)
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| Meijin
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2 terms (terms 56-57)
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3 terms (terms 56-58)
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| Oi
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0 terms
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5 terms (terms 31, 38-39, 46-47)
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| Oza
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0 terms
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3 terms (terms 50, 53-54)
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| Kio
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2 terms (terms 32-33)
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6 terms (terms 24, 27, 32-35)
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| Osho
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2 terms (terms 51, 61)
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8 terms (terms 47, 49, 51-52, 55-56, 61-62)
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| Kisei
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6 terms (terms 73-78)
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7 terms (terms 73-79)
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Lifetime Kisei
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Non-title championships
| Tournament
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Wins
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| Ginga
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3 titles (terms 11, 16, 18)
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| Daiwa Securities Cup
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1 title (term 6)
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| NHK Cup
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3 titles (terms 56-57, 66)
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| JT Cup
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2 titles (terms 25, 27)
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| Rookies' Fast Shogi Tournament
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2 titles (terms 9-10)
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| Kachinuki
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1 title (term 19)
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Promotion history
| Rank
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Date
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| 6-kyu
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December 1982
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| 1-dan
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July 1984
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| 4-dan
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25 March 1987
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| 5-dan
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1 April 1989
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| 6-dan
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25 March 1992
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| 7-dan
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1 October 1993
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| 8-dan
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1 April 1996
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| 9-dan
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18 June 1998
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Annual Shogi Awards
| Term
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Season
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Awards
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| 18
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1990
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Rookie of the year
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| 20
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1992
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Technique Award
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| 21
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1993
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Most games won - Most games played - Longest win streak - Outstanding Player
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| 23
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1995
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Technique Award
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| 25
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1997
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Technique Award
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| 26
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1998
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Outstanding Player
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| 29
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2001
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Longest win streak - Technique Award
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| 30
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2002
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Fighting Spirit Award
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| 32
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2004
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Technique Award
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| 33
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2005
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Fighting Spirit Award
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| 34
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2006
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MVP - Most games played - Most games won - Kozo Masuda Award
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| 35
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2007
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Excellent Player
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| 37
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2009
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Game of the Year
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| 39
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2011
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Kozo Masuda Award
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| 44
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2016
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Game of the Year
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Links
Yasumitsu Sato | Kishi Database