is a Japanese
women's professional shogi player ranked 1-
kyū
is a Japanese language, Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in Japanese tea ceremony, tea ceremony, ikebana, flower arranging, Go (game), Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, leve ...
.
Early life and becoming a women's professional shogi player
Kubo was born in
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, Japan on January 12, 2006. Since her father
Toshiaki is also a
shogi professional, she was exposed to the game from an early age.
Under the guidance of her father, she entered the
Kansai branch of
Japan Shogi Association
The , or JSA, is the primary organizing body for professional shogi in Japan. The JSA sets the professional calendar, negotiates sponsorship and media promotion deals, helps organize tournaments and title matches, publishes shogi-related materia ...
's
training group system in October 2019 when she was a
first-year junior high school student.
She
qualified for women's professional status in September 2022 after being promoted to training group B2.
Women's shogi professional
Promotion history
Kubo's
promotion history is as follows.
* 2-
kyū
is a Japanese language, Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in Japanese tea ceremony, tea ceremony, ikebana, flower arranging, Go (game), Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, leve ...
: October 1, 2022
* 1-kyū : July 8, 2024
Note: All ranks are
women's professional ranks.
References
External links
* ShogiHub
Kubo, Shouko
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2006 births
Living people
Japanese shogi players
Japan Shogi Association players
Female shogi players
Shogi players from Osaka Prefecture