Haruko Saida


is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-dan. She is a former, and title holder. She is currently serving as a non-executive director for the Japan Shogi Association.

JSA director

At the Japan Shogi Association's 70th General Meeting held in June 2019, Saida was elected as a non-executive director to the association's board of directors.

Promotion history

Saida's promotion history is as follows:
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Saida has appeared in major title matches twelve times and has won a total of four titles. In addition to major titles, Saida has won two other shogi championships.

Major titles

Other championships

Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk are no longer held or currently suspended.

Awards and honors

Saida received the Japan Shogi Association's "Women's Professional" Annual Shogi Award for the April 2000March 2001 shogi year. She received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2010.