{{Short description|Japanese shogi player}} {{Infobox shogi professional |name = Sakio Chiba |native_name = 千葉幸生 |born = {{birth date and age|1979|2|11|mf=yes}} |hometown = Machida, Tokyo |nationality = |pro_date = {{event date and age|2000|10|01|1979|2|11}} |badge_no = 237 |teacher = {{ill|Shigeru Sekine|ja|関根茂}} |teacher_rank = 9-dan |rank = 7 dan |meijinclass = C2 |ryuoclass = 5 |jsa = 237 }}
{{nihongo|'''Sakio Chiba'''|千葉 幸生|Chiba Sakio|born February 11, 1979}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is also an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.
==Early life and apprenticeship== Chiba was born on February 11, 1979, in Machida, Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/237.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 千葉幸生|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Chiba Sakio|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Sakio Chiba|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school when he was a junior high school ninth-grade student in 1993 under the guidance of shogi professional {{ill|Shigeru Sekine|ja|関根茂}} at the rank of 6-kyū.<ref name="2016databook">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWVDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|script-title=ja:現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行|title=Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō|language=ja|trans-title=2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"|year=2015|page=4|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|asin=B019SSNKVA|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> He was promoted to 1-dan in 1995 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2000 after winning the 27th 3-dan league (April 2000{{sndash}}September 2000).<ref name="2016databook"/>
==Shogi professional== ===Promotion history=== Chiba's promotion history is as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/237.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 千葉幸生 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Chiba Sakio Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Sakio Chiba Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> * 6-kyū: 1993 * 1-dan: 1995 * 4-dan: October 1, 2000 * 5-dan: April 1, 2004 * 6-dan: September 16, 2010 * 7-dan: February 6, 2018
==JSA director== Chiba was elected an executive director of the {{abbrv|JSA|Japan Shogi Association}} at its 76th General Meeting in June 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2025/06/post_2536.html|script-title=ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ|title=Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shiyakuin no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=Announcement of New Japan Shogi Association Board Members|date=June 6, 2025|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 7, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Chiba's wife, Ryōko is a female shogi professional. The couple married in May 2003,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp:80/osirase/news/2003-5.html|script-title=ja:千葉四段･碓井女流三段, 結婚へ|title=Chiba Yondan･Usui Joryū Sandan, Kekkon e|language=ja|trans-title=Chiba 4-dan and Women's professional Usui 3-dan announce marriage|date=May 26, 2003|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184123/http://www.shogi.or.jp/osirase/news/2003-5.html|archive-date=June 6, 2003|access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> and have two daughters.<ref name= "2016databook" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/107 Professional Player Info · Chiba, Sakio] {{Professional Shogi Players|state=collapsed}}
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