Sachiko Takamure (高群 佐知子, Takamure Sachiko, born April 1, 1971) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.[1]

Sachiko Takamure
Native name高群佐知子
Born (1971-04-01) April 1, 1971 (age 53)
HometownŌmagari, Akita
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2001(2001-04-01) (aged 30)
Badge NumberW-8
RankWomen's 4-dan
RetiredMarch 31, 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 48)
TeacherSeiichirō Taki [ja] (8-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Women's shogi professional

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Promotion history

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Takamura's promotion history was as follows:[2]

  • 1986, March 1: 3-kyū
  • 1987, April 1: 1-dan
  • 1994, March 22: 2-dan
  • 2000, June 30: 3-dan
  • 2018, January 21: 4-dan
  • 2020, March 31: Retired

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Awards and honors

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Takamure received the Japan Shogi Association's received the "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2010.[3]

Personal life

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Takamure is married to professional shogi player Yasuaki Tsukada, but plays professionally under her maiden name. The couple's daughter Erika is also a women's professional shogi player.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Takamure Sachiko" 女流棋士データベース: 高群佐知子 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Sachiko Takamure] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Takamure Sachiko Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 高群佐知子 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Sachiko Takamure Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Takamure Sachiko Sonota Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 高群佐知子 その他表彰 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Sachiko Takamure Annual Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Okuno, Daiji (January 12, 2018). "Shōgikai no Oyako, Kyōdaishimai Puro Ryōshin and Ko ga Puro no Shogi Ikka mo" 将棋界の親子, 兄弟姉妹プロ 両親&子がプロの将棋一家も [Parent-child, brother-sister professional shogi families]. Abema Times (in Japanese). AbemaTV. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Tsukuda Erika Kenshūkain ga Jugatsu yori Joryū Nikyū ni" 塚田恵梨花研修会員が10月より女流2級に [Training group member Erika Tsukuda becomes Female professional 2-kyū from October] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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