Mikoto Umezu
| Mikoto Umezu | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 梅津 美琴 |
| Born | September 1, 2007 |
| Hometown | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | July 1, 2022 (aged 14) |
| Badge Number | W-80 |
| Rank | Women's 1-kyū |
| Teacher | Makoto Tobe (7-dan) |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Mikoto Umezu (梅津 美琴, Umezu Mikoto, born September 1, 2007) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-kyū.
Early life and becoming a women's professional shogi player[edit]
Umezu was born in Bunkyō, Tokyo on September 1, 2007.[1] She became interested in shogi from watching the anime TV series version of the manga March Comes In like a Lion.[2] Under the guidance of shogi professional Makoto Tobe, she entered the Kantō branch of Japan Shogi Association'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.[2][3]
Women's shogi professional[edit]
Promotion history[edit]
Umezu's promotion history is as follows.[4]
- 2-kyū: July 1, 2022
- 1-kyū: April 1, 2024
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
References[edit]
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Umezu Mikoto" 女流棋士データベース: 梅津美琴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Mikoto Umezu] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "Umezu Mikoto-san ga Nanagatsu kara Joryūkishi Nikyū ni" 梅津美琴さんが7月から女流棋士2級に [Mikoto Umezu will be a women's professional 2-kyū from July] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 27, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Maruyama, Susumu (June 27, 2022). "Chūgakusei Joryū Kishi Tanjō Chūgaku Sannen no Umezu Mikoto-san Konnendo Sanninme" 中学生女流棋士誕生 中学3年の梅津美琴さん 今年度3人目 [New women's professional Mikoto Umezu is a third-year junior high school student; she is the third junior high school student to become a women's professional this shogi year.]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Umezu Mikoto Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 梅津美琴 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Mikoto Umezu Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
External links[edit]
- ShogiHub: Umezu, Mikoto