title: Shin'ichirō Hattori
text: # Shin'ichirō Hattori
  
  Shin'ichirō Hattori (服部 慎一郎, Hattori Shin'ichirō, August 2, 1999) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
  
  ## Titles and other championships
  
  Hattori has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won two non-title tournaments. He won the 11th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament [ja] in September 2021 by defeating Akihiro Ida 2 games to 1. In October–November 2022, Hattori defeated Takayuki Kuroda 2 games to 1 to win the 53rd Shinjin-Ō [ja] tournament.
  
  ## Promotion history
  
  The promotion history for Hattori is as follows.
  
  * 6-kyū: April 2013
  * 3-dan: October 2017
  * 4-dan: April 1, 2020
  * 5-dan: September 30, 2022
  * 6-dan: April 20, 2023
  
  ## Awards and honors
  
  Hattori won the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" and "Most Games Played" in 2023.
  
  