Seiya Kondō
Seiya Kondō is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.Early life
Seiya Kondō was born on July 25, 1996, in Yachiyo, Chiba. He learned shogi when he was years old from his father. In 2007, he finished runner-up in the 32nd as a fifth-grade elementary school student, and then later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi at the rank of 6-kyū.
Kondō was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in October 2013, and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 2015, after finishing tied for first with Satoshi Takano in the 57th 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.The promotion history for Kondō is as follows:
- 2007, September: 6-kyū
- 2013, October: 3-dan
- 2015, October 1: 4-dan
- 2017, March 2: 5-dan
- 2019, March 5: 6-dan
- 2020, March 11: 7-dan
