Makoto Tobe (戸辺 誠, Tobe Makoto, born August 5, 1986) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Makoto Tobe was born on August 5, 1986, in Yokohama.
[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Jun'ichi Kase [ja] in October 1998 at the rank of 6-kyū.
[2] 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.
[2][3] The promotion history for Tobe is as follows:[4] Tobe received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2009 and "Best Winning Percentage" (2007 and 2013).