Makoto Tobe

Makoto Tobe (戸辺 誠) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship
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 Jun'ichi Kase 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 (April 2006 –September 2006) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.

Promotion history
The promotion history for Tobe is as follows:
 * 6-kyū: September 1998
 * 4-dan: October 1, 2006
 * 5-dan: March 10, 2009
 * 6-dan: February 9, 2010
 * 7-dan: June 1, 2016

Awards and honors
Tobe received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2009 and "Best Winning Percentage" (2007 and 2013).