Aya Uchiyama (内山 あや, Uchiyama Aya, born May 22, 2004) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.[1][2][3]
| Aya Uchiyama | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 内山 あや |
| Born | May 22, 2004 |
| Hometown | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | December 1, 2020 (aged 16) |
| Badge Number | W-71 |
| Rank | Women's 1-dan |
| Teacher | Tadao Kitajima (7-dan) |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Early life and amateur shogi
editAs a junior high school seventh-grade student in 2017, Ushiyama finished third in the 42nd Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament.[4] Two years later in October 2019, she finished fourth in the 51st Women's Amateur Meijin Tournament, losing in the semi-finals to Miran Nohara.[5][6]
Women's shogi professional
editPromotion history
editUchiyama's promotion history is as follows:[7]
- 2-kyū: December 1, 2020
- 1-kyū: April 1, 2022
- 1-dan: March 9, 2023
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
References
edit- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Uchiyama Aya" 女流棋士データベース: 内山あや [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Aya Uchiyama] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Joryūkishi Futari Tanjō! Yamaguchi Kirari-san Gokumime Shimaikishi" 女流棋士2人誕生！山口稀良莉さん5組目姉妹棋士 [Two new women's shogi professionals announced! Kirari Yamaguchi's promotion means that she and her older sister are the fifth pairs of sisters to become women's shogi professionals]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Uchiyama Aya-san ga Jūnigatsu kara Joryūkishi Nikyū ni" 内山あやさんが12月から女流棋士2級に [Aya Uchiyama will be a women's professional 2-kyū from December] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Dai Yonjūnikai Chūgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen [Kaisai Hōkoku]" 第42回中学生将棋名人戦 [開催報告] [42nd Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament [Report]] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. July 20, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "｢Dai Gojūikki Joryū Ama Meijinsen｣ Kaisai Hōkoku" ｢第51期女流アマ名人戦｣ 開催報告 [51st Women's Amateur Meijin Tournament Report] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. October 16, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Dai Gojūikki Joryū Ama Meijinsen" 第51期女流アマ名人戦 [51st Women's Amateur Meijin Tournament] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. October 14, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Uchiyama Aya Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 内山あや 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Aya Uchiyama Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
External links
edit- ShogiHub: Uchiyama, Aya
- Aya Uchiyama's Supporters Club (in Japanese)
- October 2020 Koma.doc blog interview (in Japanese)