Saki Kawamata Explained

Saki Kawamata
Native Name:川又咲紀
Born:April 28, 1996
Hometown:Izumo, Shimane
Badge No:W-56
Teacher Rank:9-dan
Rank:Women's 1-dan
Tournaments:1
Jsa:56
Female:yes

is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan. Her older sister Kana is also a women's professional shogi player.

Early life

Kawamata was born on April 28, 1996, in Izumo, Shimane.[1] She became interested in because her older brother and older sister both played the game.[2] [3]

In August 2011 when she was a third-grade junior high school student, Satomi finished third in the 3rd .[4] [5] The following year, she was accepted into Japan Shogi Association (JSA) Kansai Branch's training group system. She was awarded the provisional women's professional rank of 3-kyū in February 2016 under the sponsorship of shogi professional, and obtained the rank of women's professional 2-kyū and full women's professional status two months later in April 2016.[6] [7]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Kawamata's promotion history is as follows:[8]

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Personal life

Kawamata and her sister Kana are the third pair of sisters to be awarded women's professional shogi status by the JSA.[9]

At the end of March 2022, the Japan Shogi Association announced that Kawamata had gotten married and would be no longer competing under her maiden name "Satomi".[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kawamata Saki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 川又咲紀. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Saki Kawamata. Japan Shogi Association. March 31, 2022.
  2. Web site: Satomi Saki-san ga Joryū Kishi Sankyū ni. ja:里見咲紀さんが女流棋士3級に. ja. Saki Satomi becomes provisional women's professional 3-kyu. February 24, 2016. Japan Shogi Association. November 12, 2019.
  3. Satomi. Naomi. Joryū Kishi no Satomi Kana no Okāsan Naomi: 2, Shōhin・Batsugēmuzuki no 「Satomike Meijinsen」. ja:女流棋士・里見香奈のお母さん 治美さん: 2, 賞品・罰ゲーム付きの「里見家名人戦」. ja. Part 2 of interview with women professional Kana Satom's mother Naomi: The "Satomi Family Meijin Tournament" include prizes and batsu games. March 16, 2010. Masahiko Ishikawa. Asahi Shimbun. November 12, 2019.
  4. News: . Satomi Saki-san San'i Chūgakusei Joshi Meijinsen. dead. ja:里見咲紀さん3位 中学生女子名人戦. ja. Saki Satomi takes third place in the Junior High School Student Girl's Meijin Tournament. August 21, 2011. Sanin Chūō Shimpō. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926015749/http://www.sanin-chuo.co.jp/news/modules/news/article.php?storyid=527503004. September 26, 2011. November 12, 2019.
  5. News: . Shōgakuseibu no Imai-san ga Nirenpa/Shō, Chū Joshi Meijinsen. ja:小学生の部は今井さんが2連覇/将棋の小, 中女子名人戦. ja. Elementary and Junior High School Girl's Meijin Tournaments: Ms. Imai repeats as winner of Elementary School Tournament. August 21, 2011. Shikoku Shimbun. November 12, 2019.
  6. Web site: Satomi Saki Joryū Sankyū ga Joryū Nikyū ni Shōkyū. ja:里見咲紀女流3級が女流2級に昇級. ja. Saki Satomi promoted from women's professional 3-kyū to women's professional 2-kyū. April 28, 2016. Japan Shogi Association. November 12, 2019.
  7. Web site: . Satomi no Imoto ga Joryū Nikyū ni, Shōgi Sangumime no Shimai Puro. ja:里見の妹が女流2級に 将棋, 3組目の姉妹プロ. ja. Satomi's younger sister promoted to women's professional 2 kyū; the two are the third pair of sisters to become shogi professionals. April 27, 2016. . Kyodo News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160430035236/http://this.kiji.is/97971908339204101. April 30, 2016. November 12, 2019.
  8. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kawamata Saki Shōdan Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 川又咲紀 昇段履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Saki Kawamata Promotion History. Japan Shogi Association. November 12, 2019.
  9. Web site: Okuno. Daiji. Shōgikai no Oyako, Kyōdaishimai Puro Ryōshin and Ko ga Puro no Shōgi Ikka mo. ja:将棋界の親子, 兄弟姉妹プロ 両親&子がプロの将棋一家も. ja. Parent-child, brother-sister professional shogi families. January 12, 2018. Abema Times. AbemaTV. November 12, 2019.
  10. News: Satō. Keiji. Shōgi no Satomi Saki Joryū Shodan ga Kekkon Ane wa Satomi Kana Joryū Yonkan. ja:将棋の里見咲紀女流初段が結婚 姉は里見香奈女流四冠. ja. Saki Satomi Women's Professional 1-dan Gets Married; She is the Younger Sister of Women's Professional 4-Crown Kana Satomi. March 30, 2022. Asahi Shimbun. March 31, 2022.