is a Japanese
women's professional shogi player ranked 1-
dan
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Early life and becoming a women's professional shogi player
Umezu was born in
Bunkyō
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, Tokyo on September 1, 2007. She became interested in shogi from watching the
anime TV series version of the
manga
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''
March Comes In like a Lion
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Under the guidance of
shogi professional Makoto Tobe, she entered the
Kantō branch of
Japan Shogi Association
The , or JSA, is the primary organizing body for professional shogi in Japan. The JSA sets the professional calendar, negotiates sponsorship and media promotion deals, helps organize tournaments and title matches, publishes shogi-related materia ...
's
training group system in September 2021 as a member of training group B2, was subsequently promoted to training group B1 in December 2021, and
qualified for women's professional status in April 2022 for entering the training group system at training group B2 or above and playing 48 games or more at that level.
Women's shogi professional
Promotion history
Umezu's
promotion history is as follows.
* 2-
kyū
is a Japanese language, Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in Japanese tea ceremony, tea ceremony, ikebana, flower arranging, Go (game), Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, leve ...
: July 1, 2022
* 1-kyū: April 1, 2024
* 1-dan: April 1, 2025
Note: All ranks are
women's professional ranks.
References
External links
* ShogiHub
Umezu, Mikoto
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2007 births
Living people
Japanese shogi players
Female shogi players
Professional shogi players from Tokyo
People from Bunkyō