Satoru Sakaguchi

Japanese shogi player

Satoru Sakaguchi
Native name	阪口悟
Born	(1978-08-16) August 16, 1978 (age 45)
Hometown	Takaishi, Osaka
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2004(2004-10-01) (aged 26)
Badge Number	254
Rank	6-dan
Teacher	Akira Kinoshita [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	5
Websites
JSA profile page

Satoru Sakaguchi (阪口悟, Sakaguchi Satoru, born August 16, 1978) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.^[1]

Shogi professional

Sakaguchi's promotion history is as follows:^[2]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sakaguchi Satoru" 棋士データベース: 阪口悟 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Satoru Sakaguchi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sakaguchi Satoru Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 阪口悟昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Satoru Sakaguchi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

Active professional shogi players

9-dan

8-dan

7-dan

6-dan

5-dan

4-dan

Current titleholders

Lifetime titleholders

Awarded	Kōji Tanigawa (Meijin)
Qualifying	Yoshiharu Habu (Kiō, Kisei, Meijin, Ōi, Ōshō, Ōza and Ryūō) Toshiyuki Moriuchi (Meijin) Yasumitsu Satō (Kisei) Akira Watanabe (Kiō and Ryūō)