Yasumitsu Satō
Japanese shogi player
Yasumitsu Satō (佐藤 康光, Satō Yasumitsu; born October 1, 1969) is a Japanese professional shogi player from Yawata City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, ranked 9-dan. He is a former president of the Japan Shogi Association as well as former holder of the Ryūō, Meijin, Oshō, Kisei, Kiō major titles. He has qualified for the Lifetime Kisei title.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional
Satō was born in Yawata, Kyoto, on October 1, 1969. He finished third in the 6th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament in 1981. His experience in the tournament led him to want become a shogi professional, and he entered the Kansai branch of the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū in December 1982 as a protegee of shogi professional Kaishū Tanaka in December 1982.
Shogi professional
Satō's first appearance a major title match was in 1990 as the challenger to Kōji Tanigawa for the 31st Ōi title, but he lost the match 4 games to 3. That same year, he won his first tournament as a professional when he defeated Toshiyuki Moriuchi to win the 9th Hayazashi Shinei Tournament, a quick-play type tournament for young players under the age of thirty. He repeated as champion the following year when he won the 10th Hayazashi Shinei Tournament when he defeated Taku Morishita in the final.
In 1993, Satō challenged Yoshiharu Habu for the 6th Ryūō title and won the match 4 games to 2 for his first major title.
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