, who is also known by the pen name , is a Japanese writer and manga author from

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. She had a successful career as professional shogi player but quit during a sex scandal with another professional player,

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, in 1995. Since then, she has focused on writing and TV work. She has written two novel series, ''Tondemo Police'' and ''Kiss Dakeja Iya'', and the manga ''

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''. In 2010, after a 15-year absence, she returned to shogi.

Shogi professional

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opening as Black, which made her the first female professional to defeat a male in a tournament game. Hayashiba's victory, however, is considered to be an "unofficial" because the Ginga Tournament did not become an official tournament until 2000. She had the record for the highest yearly winning rate of 0.852 (23 wins out of 27) in 1989 until it was surpassed by

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in 1993 (0.897) and the record winning streak of 17 games in a row in 1982 until it was beaten by

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in 2010 (19 games) and

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in 2015 (21 games).

Promotion history

Titles and other championships

Hayashiba won a total of 15 titles in her career. She won the Women's Meijin title 4 times, the title 10 times, and the 1 time. When she was 15 years old, she became the youngest to win the Women's Meijin and the first as well as youngest to win two titles (2 ''crowns'') at the same time. Since she won the Women's Ōshō title more than 5 times, she was the first to qualify for the prestigious Lifetime Women's Ōshō (Queen Ōshō) title in 1985. However, since she left the JSA instead of retiring via the normal channels, she was not given the title. She won the once in 1989. She won the Women's Amateur Meijin tournament in 1979 when she was 11 years old.

Awards and honors

Hayashiba has received a number of

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Annual Shogi Awards in recognition of her accomplishments in shogi.

Annual shogi awards

* 10th Annual Awards (April 1982–March 1983): Female Professional Award * 11th Annual Awards (April 1983–March 1984): Female Professional Award * 12th Annual Awards (April 1984–March 1985): Female Professional Award * 14th Annual Awards (April 1986–March 1987): Female Professional Award * 17th Annual Awards (April 1989–March 1990): Female Professional Award * 18th Annual Awards (April 1980–March 1991): Female Professional Award

References

External links

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