is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-

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Early life

Ōshima was born in

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, Japan on January 31, 2003. She learned how to play shogi from her father.

Women's professional shogi

Ōshima entered the

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's training group system under the guidance of shogi professional . She satisfied the

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for the rank of women's professional 2-kyū upon obtaining promotion to Training Group B2. She petitioned the to be allowed to become a women's professional, and the JSA announced that she would be awarded women's professional status and the rank of 2-kyū on April 30, 2021.

Promotion history

Ōshima's promotion history is as follows: * 2-

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: May 1, 2021 * 1-kyū: June 26, 2021 * 1-dan: April 1, 2022 Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

References

External links

* ShogiHub
Ōshima, Ayaka
2003 births Living people People from Hiroshima Japanese shogi players Female shogi players Professional shogi players from Hiroshima Prefecture {{Shogi-stub