Haruko Saida Explained
| Haruko Saida |
| Native Name: | 斎田晴子 |
| Born: | December 4, 1966 |
| Hometown: | Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Badge No: | W-7 |
| Teacher Rank: | 9-dan |
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| Rank: | Women's 5-dan |
| No Titles: | 4 |
| Tournaments: | 2 |
| Jsa: | 9 |
| Female: | yes |
is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.[1] She is a former Women's Meijin, and title holder. She currently serves as a non-executive director for the Japan Shogi Association.
Women's shogi professional
Promotion history
Saida's promotion history is as follows.[2]
- Women's Professional Apprentice League: 1984
- 3-kyū: 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.[3] In addition to major titles, Saida has won two other shogi championships.[4]
Major titles
| Title | Years | Number of times overall |
|---|
| 1994, 1997 | 2 |
| Women's Meijin | 2000 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | |
Other championships
| Tournament | Years | Number of times |
|---|
| 2001, 2004 | 2 | |
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" Annual Shogi Award for the April 2000March 2001 shogi year.[5] She received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2010.[6]
JSA director
At the Japan Shogi Association's 70th General Meeting held in June 2019, Saida was elected as a non-executive director to the association's board of directors.[7] She was reelected to the same position in June 2021[8] and June 2023.[9]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu . ja:女流棋士データベース . ja . Women's Professional Shogi Player Database . Japan Shogi Association . August 20, 2019.
- Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Shōdan Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 昇段履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Promotion History. Japan Shogi Association. August 23, 2019.
- Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Taitoru Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 タイトル履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Major Title History. Japan Shogi Association. August 23, 2019.
- Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Yūshō Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 優勝履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Championship History. Japan Shogi Association. August 23, 2019.
- Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Shōgi Taishō. ja:女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 将棋大賞. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Annual Shogi Awards. Japan Shogi Association. August 23, 2019.
- Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Sonota Taishō. ja:女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 その他表彰. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Other Awards. Japan Shogi Association. August 23, 2019.
- Web site: Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase. ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ. ja. Announcement of New Japan Shogi Association Board Members. June 7, 2019. Japan Shogi Association. August 23, 2019.
- Web site: Dai Nanajūnikai Tsūjō Sōkai Gohōkoku. ja:第72回通常総会ご報告. ja. Report on 72nd General Meeting. June 4, 2021. Japan Shogi Association. December 20, 2022.
- Web site: Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shiyakuin no Oshirase. ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ. ja. Announcement of New Japan Shogi Association Board Members. June 9, 2023. Japan Shogi Association. June 20, 2023.
