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Makoto Tobe (戸辺 誠, Tobe Makoto, born August 5, 1986) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Makoto Tobe was born on August 5, 1986, in Yokohama. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Jun'ichi Kase [ja] in October 1998 at the rank of 6-kyū. He was promoted to 1-dan in August 2001, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2006 after winning the 39th 3-dan League (April 2006 – September 2006) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.

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Promotion history

The promotion history for Tobe is as follows:

• 6-kyū: September 1998
• 4-dan: October 1, 2006
• 5-dan: March 10, 2009
• 6-dan: February 9, 2010
• 7-dan: June 1, 2016

Awards and honors

Tobe received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2009 and "Best Winning Percentage" (2007 and 2013).

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tobe Makoto" 棋士データベース: 戸辺誠 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Makoto Tobe] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
2. ^ "Kishi Meikan: Rokudan Tobe Makoto" 棋士名鑑: 六段 戸辺 誠 [Player Directory: Makoto Tobe 6-dan]. 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 570. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Google Books.
3. "Dai Sanjūkyūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第39回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [39th Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tobe Makoto Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 戸辺誠 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Makoto Tobe Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Tobe Makoto Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 戸辺誠 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Makoto Tobe Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Tobe, Makoto Archived 2017-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
• 戸辺チャンネル (Tobe channel)'s channel on YouTube (in Japanese)
• 戸辺流ブログ (Tobe's blog) (in Japanese)

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