Haruko Saida

Haruko Saida (斎田 晴子, Saida Haruko, born December 4, 1966) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.[1] She is a former Women's Meijin, Women's Ōshō and Kurashiki Tōka title holder. She is currently serving as a non-executive director for the Japan Shogi Association.

Haruko Saida
Native name斎田晴子
Born (1966-12-04) December 4, 1966
HometownYokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 1986(1986-04-01) (aged 19)
Badge NumberW-7
RankWomen's 5-dan
TeacherYoshimasa Saeki (9-dan)
Major titles won4
Tournaments won2
Websites
JSA profile page

JSA director

At the Japan Shogi Association's 70th General Meeting held in June 2019, Saida was elected as a non-executive director to the association's board of directors.[2]

Promotion history

Saida's promotion history is as follows:[3]

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Saida has appeared in major title matches twelve times and has won a total of four titles.[4] In addition to major titles, Saida has won two other shogi championships.[5]

Major titles
TitleYearsNumber of times overall
Women's Ōshō 1994, 1997 2
Women's Meijin 2000 1
Kurashiki Tōka Cup 2006 1

Other championships
TournamentYearsNumber of times
*Ladies Open Tournament 2001, 2004 2

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

Awards and honors

Saida received the Japan Shogi Association's "Women's Professional" Annual Shogi Award for the April 2000 – March 2001 shogi year.[6] She received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2010.[7]

References
  1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu" 女流棋士データベース [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [Announcement of New Japan Shogi Association Board Members] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 7, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Yūshō Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 優勝履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  6. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Shōgi Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 将棋大賞 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  7. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Saida Haruko Sonota Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 斎田晴子 その他表彰 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Haruko Saida Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 23, 2019.


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