Aya Uchiyama

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 (2004-05-22) May 22, 2004
HometownBelfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Career
Achieved professional statusDecember 1, 2020(2020-12-01) (aged 16)
Badge NumberW-71
RankWomen's 1-dan
TeacherTadao Kitajima (7-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life and amateur shogi

As 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]

Promotion history

Uchiyama'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
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "｢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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
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