Masao Tsukada

Masao Tsukada (塚田 正夫, tsukada masao, August 2, 1914 – December 30, 1977) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan (the highest dan at the time) and also 10-dan, which is an honorary rank, after death. He is a former Meijin and Ninth Dan title holder.[1]

Masao Tsukada
Tsukada in 1952.
Native name塚田正夫
Born( 1914 -08-02)August 2, 1914
HometownBunkyō
NationalityJapanese
DiedDecember 30, 1977(1977-12-30) (aged 63)
Career
Achieved professional statusJanuary 1, 1932(1932-01-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number11
Rank10 dan
TeacherChōtarō Hanada
Lifetime titlesLifetime Ninth Dan
Major titles won6
Tournaments won4
Notable studentsYukio Miyasaka
Websites
JSA profile page

Titles and other championships
Tsukada (right) playing against Yasuharu Ōyama in 1948 for Meijin.

Tsukada has appeared in major title matches a total of 9 times. He has won the Meijin title twice. He has also won the Ninth Dan title four times with three consecutive wins, which qualified him for the Lifetime Ninth Dan title. (At the time, the highest rank in shogi was 8-dan, and 9-dan was actually a title instead of a permanent rank unlike the ranking system of today.) In addition to major titles, Tsukada has won four other shogi championships during his career.[2][3][4]

Major titles
TitleYearsNumber of times overall
Meijin 1947, 1948 2
Ninth Dan (Ryūō) 1952–1955 4

Other championships
TournamentYearsNumber of times
NHK Cup 1953 1
Ōza (then a nontitle tournament) 1958 1
†全日本選手権名人九段戦 1952, 1954 2

Note: Tournaments marked with a cross (†) are no longer held.

References
  1. "JSA page". Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. 名人戦・順位戦過去の結果 [Meijin match and Jun'isen past results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "JSA page". Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  4. "九段戦（全日本選手権戦）・十段戦｜終了・休止棋戦｜日本将棋連盟".


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