Ayaka Ōshima

Ayaka Ōshima (大島 綾華, Ōshima Ayaka, born January 31, 2003) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.[1]

Ayaka Ōshima
Native name大島綾華
Born (2003-01-31) January 31, 2003
HometownHiroshima, Japan
Career
Achieved professional statusMay 1, 2021(2021-05-01) (aged 18)
Badge NumberW-74
RankWomen's 1-dan
TeacherNobuo Mori (7-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life

Ōshima was born in Hiroshima, Japan on January 31, 2003.[2] She learned how to play shogi from her father.[2]

Women's professional shogi

Ōshima entered the Japan Shogi Association's training group system under the guidance of shogi professional Nobuo Mori.[2] She satisfied the criteria for the rank of women's professional 2-kyū upon obtaining promotion to Training Group B2.[3] She petitioned the JSA to be allowed to become a women's professional, and the JSA announced that she would be awarded women's professional status and the rank of 2-kyū on April 30, 2021.[2]

Promotion history

Ōshima's promotion history is as follows:[4]

  • 2-kyū: May 1, 2021
  • 1-kyū: June 26, 2021
  • 1-dan: April 1, 2022

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

References
  1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōshima Ayaka" 女流棋士データベース: 大島綾華 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayaka Ōshima] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. "Ōshima Ayaka-san ga Gogatsu kara Joryūkishi Nikyū" 大島綾華さんが5月から女流棋士2級に [Ayaka Ōshima to be a women's professional 2-kyu from May] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  3. "Shinjoryūkishi Tanjō Ōshima Ayaka-san ga Gogatsu Tsuitachi Tsuke de Joryū Nikyū ni" 新女流棋士誕生 大島綾華さんが5月1日付で女流2級に [New women's professional announced: Ayaka Ōshima will become a women's professional 2-kyū on May 1]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōshima Ayaka Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 大島綾華 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayaka Ōshima Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 2, 2022.


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