Sachio Ishibashi Explained

Sachio Ishibashi
Native Name:石橋幸緒
Born:November 25, 1980
Hometown:Koganei, Tokyo
Teacher Rank:6-dan
Rank:Women's 4-dan
No Titles:3
Tournaments:7

is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is a former representative director of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. She is also a former and title holder.[1]

Promotion history

Ishibashi's promotion history was as follows.[2] [3]

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Ishibashi appeared in women's professional shogi major title matches nine times and won three titles. She won the 21st title in 1999,[4] and the 18th and 19th titles in 2007 and 2008.[5] [6] In addition to major titles, Ishibashi won five JSA run shogi non-title tournaments, and two LPSA run non-title tournaments.

Major titles

TitleYearsNumber of times overall
19991
2007082

Other championships

TournamentYearsNumber of times
1999, 2002, 20053
2002, 20052
  • (LPSA)
20091
  • (LPSA)
20111

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

Awards and honors

Ishibashi received the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Awards for "Women's Professional of the Year" for the April 1999March 2000 shogi year, and the "Women's Professional Award" for the April 2002March 2003 shogi year.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ichibashi Sachio Yondan Geneki Intai to LPSA Taikai no Oshirase. ja:石橋幸緒四段 現役引退とLPSA退会のお知らせ. Japanese. Sachio Ishibashi 4-dan announces retirement and intention to leave LPSA. January 28, 2014. Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 28, 2018.
  2. Web site: Ishibashi Sachio Joryū Yondan (Joryū Kishi Bangō 33). ja:石橋幸緒 女流四段(女流棋士番号33). ja. Sachio Ishibashi Women's Professional 4d (Women's Professional Badge Number 33). Japan Shogi Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070311233331/http://www.shogi.or.jp/syoukai/zyoryuu/isibasi.html. March 11, 2007. August 29, 2019.
  3. Web site: Ishibashi Sachio. ja:石橋 幸緒. ja. Sachio Ishibashi. Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140209160004/http://joshi-shogi.com/lpsa/prof/ishibashi.html. February 9, 2014. August 29, 2019.
  4. Web site: Joryū Ōshōsen: Kako no Kekka. ja:女流王将戦: 過去の結果. ja. Women's Ōshō Tournament: Past results. Japan Shogi Association. August 29, 2019.
  5. Web site: Daijūhakki Joryū Ōisen: Goban Shōbu・Chōsensha Kettei Rīgu. ja:第18期女流王位戦:五番勝負・挑戦者決定リーグ. ja. 18th Women's Ōi Tournament: Challenger Determination League and Best-of-Five Championship Match. 2007. Japan Shogi Association. August 29, 2019.
  6. Web site: Daijūkyūki Joryū Ōisen: Goban Shōbu・Chōsensha Kettei Rīgu. ja:第19期女流王位戦:五番勝負・挑戦者決定リーグ. ja. 19th Women's Ōi Tournament: Challenger Determination League and Best-of-Five Championship Match. 2008. Japan Shogi Association. August 29, 2019.
  7. Web site: Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha Ichiranhyō. ja:将棋大賞受賞者一覧. List of Annual Shogi Award Winners. ja. Japan Shogi Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827015233/http://www.shogi.or.jp/player/taisho.html. August 27, 2016. August 29, 2018.