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

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Early life and becoming a women's professional shogi player

Umezu was born in

Bunkyō is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived th ...

, Tokyo on September 1, 2007. She became interested in shogi from watching the anime TV series version of the

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'' March Comes In like a Lion''. Under the guidance of shogi professional

Makoto Tobe is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life Makoto Tobe was born on August 5, 1986, in Yokohama. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional in October 1998 at the rank of ...

, she entered the Kantō branch of

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'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-

: July 1, 2022 * 1-kyū: April 1, 2024 Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

References

External links

* ShogiHub
Umezu, Mikoto
{{DEFAULTSORT:Umezu, Mikoto 2007 births Living people Japanese shogi players Female shogi players Professional shogi players from Tokyo Metropolis People from Bunkyō