Makoto Tobe
Makoto Tobe is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.Makoto Tobe was born on August 5, 1986, in Yokohama. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional in October 1998 at the rank of 6-kyū. He was promoted to 1-dan in August 2001, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2006 after winning the 39th 3-dan League with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.The promotion history for Tobe is as follows:
- 1998, September: 6-kyū
- 2006, October 1: 4-dan
- 2009, March 10: 5-dan
- 2010, February 9: 6-dan
- 2016, June 1: 7-dan
Tobe received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2009 and "Best Winning Percentage".
