Sachio Ishibashi

Sachio Ishibashi (石橋 幸緒, Ishibashi Sachio, born November 25, 1980) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is a former representative director of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. She is also a former Women's Women's Ōi and Women's Ōshō title holder.[1]

Sachio Ishibashi
Native name	石橋幸緒
Born	November 25, 1980
Hometown	Koganei, Tokyo
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 1993 (aged 12)
Badge Number	JSA W-33 LPSA W-10
Rank	Women's 4-dan
Retired	January 28, 2014 (aged 33)
Teacher	Ichiyo Shimizu (6-dan)
Major titles won	3
Tournaments won	7
Websites
Sachio Ishibashi on Twitter

Promotion history

Ishibashi's promotion history was as follows:[2][3]

• 1993: Women's Professional Apprentice League
• 1993, October 1: 2-kyū
• 1995, April 1: 1-kyū
• 1996, April 1: 1-dan
• 1996, September 2: 2-dan
• 1999, June 29: 3-dan
• 2004, July 23: 4-dan

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Ishibashi appeared in women's professional shogi major title matches nine times and won three titles.[2][3] She won the 21st Women's Ōshō title in 1999,[4] and the 18th and 19th Women's Ōi titles in 2007 and 2008.[5][6] In addition to major titles, Ishibashi won five JSA run shogi non-title tournaments,[2] and two LPSA run non-title tournaments.[3]

Major titles

Title	Years	Number of times overall
Women's Ōshō	1999	1
Women's Ōi	2007–08	2

Other championships

Tournament	Years	Number of times
^*Ladies Open Tournament	1999, 2002, 2005	3
^*Kajima Cup	2002, 2005	2
^*Ladies Invitation Cup (LPSA)	2009	1
^*Tenga Cup (LPSA)	2011	1

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

Awards and honors

Ishibashi received the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Awards for "Women's Professional of the Year" for the April 1999 – March 2000 shogi year, and the "Women's Professional Award" for the April 2002 – March 2003 shogi year.[2][3][7]

References

1. "Ichibashi Sachio Yondan Geneki Intai to LPSA Taikai no Oshirase" 石橋幸緒四段 現役引退とLPSA退会のお知らせ [Sachio Ishibashi 4-dan announces retirement and intention to leave LPSA] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. January 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
2. "Ishibashi Sachio Joryū Yondan (Joryū Kishi Bangō 33)" 石橋幸緒 女流四段(女流棋士番号33) [Sachio Ishibashi Women's Professional 4d (Women's Professional Badge Number 33)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
3. "Ishibashi Sachio" 石橋 幸緒 [Sachio Ishibashi] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
4. "Joryū Ōshōsen: Kako no Kekka" 女流王将戦: 過去の結果 [Women's Ōshō Tournament: Past results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
5. "Daijūhakki Joryū Ōisen: Goban Shōbu･Chōsensha Kettei Rīgu" 第18期女流王位戦:五番勝負･挑戦者決定リーグ [18th Women's Ōi Tournament: Challenger Determination League and Best-of-Five Championship Match] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
6. "Daijūkyūki Joryū Ōisen: Goban Shōbu･Chōsensha Kettei Rīgu" 第19期女流王位戦:五番勝負･挑戦者決定リーグ [19th Women's Ōi Tournament: Challenger Determination League and Best-of-Five Championship Match] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
7. "Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha Ichiranhyō" 将棋大賞受賞者一覧 [List of Annual Shogi Award Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

External links

• Sachio Ishibashi on Twitter