is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-

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Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

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

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: October 1, 2005 * 1: 1-kyū: April 1, 2006 * 1-dan: April 1, 2008 * 2-dan: September 10, 2014 Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Professional Shogi Players Group

Murota is a former vice-president of the , serving in that capacity from June 2015 until the end of May 2017.

Personal life

Murota married professional go player

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in 2012, but the couple divorced in 2015.

References

External links

* ShogiHub
Murota, Io
Japanese shogi players Living people Women's professional shogi players Professional shogi players from Aichi Prefecture People from Kasugai, Aichi 1989 births {{Shogi-stub