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

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Early life and becoming a women's professional shogi player

Kubo was born in

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, 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-

: October 1, 2022 * 1-kyū : July 8, 2024 Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

References

External links

* ShogiHub
Kubo, Shouko
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kubo, Shōko 2006 births Living people Japanese shogi players Japan Shogi Association players Female shogi players Shogi players from Osaka Prefecture