Masakazu Watanabe
- January 9, 2024
- Shogi Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Masakazu Watanabe |
| Occupation | Shogi Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 23, 1986(1986-01-23) |
| Age | 38 |
| Birthplace | Saitama Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Masakazu Watanabe Biography
| Name | Masakazu Watanabe |
| Birthday | Jan 23 |
| Birth Year | 1986 |
| Place Of Birth | Saitama Prefecture |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Masakazu Watanabe is one of the most popular and richest Shogi Player who was born on January 23, 1986 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Watanabe was born the 23rd of January 1986 at Oi, Saitama (currently Fujimino, Saitama). He learned to play shogi with his father and was a well-known amateur player when he was a teenager who was successful at a variety of national tournaments. The year 2005 was the time he took home his first tournament, the 34th Asahi Amateur Meijin Tournament [ja] becoming the youngest player to win the event up to when he was that was 19 and three months. The victory also meant that Wanatabe qualified to play on the 23rd Asahi Open [ja] where he played his best and won three straight games against professional shogi players before being removed from the competition. In the same year, he was able to pass the exam to be a part of Japan Shogi Association’s apprenticeship school, and was accepted at the level of apprentice professional 1dan. He was an apprentice of professional shogi Hiromitsu Kanki.
Watnabe was the winner of with the final 777th Meijin class C2 league (April 2017 to March 2018,) with an overall record of 3 wins and seven loss, earning a 3rd demotion point, which entitles him to an automatic removal into “Free Class” play.
Watanabe got promoted from Free Class to the Meijin Class C2 league in 2011.
Masakazu Watanabe Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Shogi Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Masakazu Watanabe is one of the richest Shogi Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Masakazu Watanabe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Masakazu Watanabe (Du Bian Zheng He , Watanabe Masakazu, born Masakazu Yoshida on 23 January of the 23rd of January, 1986) is one of the Japanese pro-shogi professional, ranked 5dan.
Yoshida became an professional apprentice 3-dan in the fall of 2007 and completed his 42nd 3dan league (October 2007 to March 2008) with 13 wins and five losses. Although his score was similar to that of the top two players in the league however, his lower league seeding made his performance only adequate to earn him a point to professional status. The following year, Watanabe earned a second promotion point when he finished his 43rd 3dan League (April 2008 to September 2008) with a third-place finish and again, with an overall record of 13 wins and five losses. The league gave him the option to be a professional player as well as the ranking of 4-dan as an “Free Class” player. Wantabe chose to be a professional in this manner and was officially elevated to 4-dan in the month of October 2008.
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Facts & Trivia
Masakazu Ranked on the list of most popular Shogi Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Masakazu Watanabe celebrates birthday on January 23 of every year.