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Kumi Yamada

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Kumi Yamada
Native name山田久美
Born (1967-01-06) January 6, 1967 (age 57)
HometownŌta, Gunma
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 20, 1982(1982-04-20) (aged 15)
Badge NumberW-6
RankWomen's 4-dan
TeacherKazuyoshi Nishimura [ja] (9-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Kumi Yamada (山田 久美, Yamada Kumi, born January 6, 1967) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.[1] She is the current president of the Ladies Professional Players Group [ja].

Women's shogi professional

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Promotion history

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Yamada's promotion history is as follows.[2]

  • 2-kyū: April 20, 1982
  • 1-dan: April 1, 1983
  • 2-dan: February 28, 1990
  • 3-dan: April 1, 2000
  • 4-dan: September 29, 2014

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

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Yamada has appeared in major titles match twice, but has yet to win a major title. She unsuccessfully challenged for the 12th Women's Ōshō [ja] title in 1989, the 22nd Kurashiki Tōka Cup [ja] title in 2014.[3]

Ladies Professional Players Group

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Yamada was elected president of the Ladies Professional Players Group [ja] for the first time in June 2017,[4] and re-elected to another two-year term in June 2019.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu" 女流棋士データベース [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamada Kumi Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山田久美 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kumi Yamada Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamada Kumi Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山田久美 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kumi Yamada Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Joryūkishikai Yakuin no Oshirase" 女流棋士会役員のお知らせ [Women's Professionals Association announces new officers] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Joryūkishikai Yakuin no Oshirase" 女流棋士会役員のお知らせ [Women's Professionals Association announces new officers] (in Japanese). Women's Shogi Professionals Association. June 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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