Io Murota

Io Murota (室田 伊緒, Murota Io, born May 24, 1989) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.[1]

Io Murota
Murota in 2018
Native name室田伊緒
Born (1989-05-24) May 24, 1989
HometownKasugai, Aichi
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2005(2005-10-01) (aged 16)
Badge NumberW-35
RankWomen's 2-dan
TeacherMasataka Sugimoto (8-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Murata's promotion history is as follows:[2]

  • 2-kyū: October 1, 2005
  • 1: 1-kyū: April 1, 2006
  • 1-dan: April 1, 2008
  • 2-dan: September 10, 2014

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Professional Shogi Players Group

Murota is a former vice-president of the Professional Shogi Players Group, serving in that capacity from June 2015 until the end of May 2017.[3][4]

Personal life

Murota married professional go player Yūta Iyama in 2012,[5] but the couple divorced in 2015.[6]

References

  1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu" 女流棋士データベース [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Murota Io Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 室田伊緒 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Io Murota Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. "Kishikai Yakuin no Oshirase" 棋士会役員のお知らせ [Professional Shogi Players Group officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 5, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  4. "Kishikaiyakuin no Oshirase" 棋士会役員のお知らせ [Professional Shogi Players Group officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 31, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  5. "Igo no Iyama Jūdan to Shōgi no Murota Joryū Shodan ga Konyaku" 囲碁の井山十段と将棋の室田女流初段が婚約 [Go professional Iyama 10-dan enngaged to Women's shogi professional Murota 1-dan]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). February 20, 2012. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. "Igo no Iyama Yūta Yonkan ga Saikon Ippan Josei to" 囲碁の井山裕太4冠が再婚 一般女性と [Go professional Yuta Iyama 4-crown remarries]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). July 25, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.


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