Shin'ichi Satō (shogi)

Shin'ichi Satō (佐藤 慎一) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Theoretical contributions
Satō developed the Extreme Rushing Silver (極限早繰り銀 (Kyokugen Hayakurigin)) opening strategy.

Promotion history
The promotion history for Satō is as follows:


 * 6-kyū: September 1994
 * 4-dan: October 1, 2008
 * 5-dan: January 16, 2015

Publications
Sato has published several books and other articles on the "Extreme Rushing Silver" opening strategy.