Shōta Chida

[2][3] In October 2013, Chida advanced to the finals of the 3rd Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament [ja] against Yūki Sasaki, but lost 2 games to 1.

[4][5] In March 2016, Chida advanced to the finals of the 65th NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament, but was defeated by Yasuaki Murayama.

[6][7] In December 2016, Chida faced Sasaki once again and this time defeated him to earn the right to challenge Akira Watanabe for the 42nd Kiō Title.

[15] His "Masuda Award" for 2016–2017 was for his development of Bishop Exchange Reclining Silver variations with King-42/Gold-62/Rook-81 and Rapid Attack Left Mino strategies against Yagura.

[16][17] Chida has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings [ja] once since turning professional: 10th place with JPY 16,920,000 in earnings in 2020.