is a Japanese

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ranked 6- dan.

Early life, education and apprenticeship

Itō was born in Hachiōji, Tokyo on January 4, 1982. He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was around five years old, and entered the

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's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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under the guidance of shogi professional in 1993. Itō was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 1-dan in 1998, and apprentice professional 3-dan in 2002. He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan on April 1, 2007, after finishing in the 40th 3-dan League (October 2006March 2007) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. Although Itō finished league play in third place one win behind Masayuki Toyoshima and Kōta Kanai, his result was good enough to earn him a second promotion point and gave him the option to enter the professional ranks as a free class player, which he decided to do. Itō was the second player after

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to obtain professional status under the promotion point system.

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Promotion history

The promotion history for Itō is as follows: * 6-

: September 1993 * 4-dan: April 1, 2007 * 5-dan: October 25, 2013 * 6-dan: May 13, 2021

Personal life

Itō is also an alumnus of Asia University, graduating from the university's Faculty of Business Management in 2004.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Ito, Shingo
* * YouTube
イトシンTV
Japanese shogi players Living people Professional shogi players from Tokyo Metropolis 1982 births People from Hachiōji, Tokyo Asia University (Japan) alumni Shogi YouTubers Japanese YouTubers {{Shogi-stub