Yuki Muroya

Yuki Muroya (室谷 由紀 Muroya Yuki, born March 6, 1993) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.[1]

Yuki Muroya
Native name室谷由紀
Born (1993-03-06) March 6, 1993
HometownŌsakasayama, Osaka
Career
Achieved professional statusJuly 17, 2010(2010-07-17) (aged 17)
Badge NumberW-42
RankWomen's 3-dan
TeacherNobuo Mori (7-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Muroya's promotion history is as follows.[2]

  • 3-kyū: October 1, 2009
  • 2-kyū: July 17, 2010
  • 1-kyū: July 17, 2010
  • 1-dan: April 1, 2011
  • 2-dan: August 25, 2015
  • 3-dan: December 27, 2019

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Muroya has appeared in major titles match five times, but has yet to win a major title. She was the challenger for the 9th MyNavi Women's Open Jo-Ō title in 2016, the 24th and 26th Kurashiki Tōka Cup titles in 2016 and 2018, the 46th Women's Meijin title in 2020 and the 42nd Ōshō title also in 2020.[3]

Awards and honors

Muroya received the Japan Shogi Association's "Women's Professional" and "Women's Professional Most Games Played" Annual Shogi Awards for the April 2015 – March 2016 shogi year, and the "Women's Professional Most Games Played" award for the April 2016 – March 2017 shogi year.[4]

Personal life

In March 2018, Muroya announced that she had gotten married on her 25th birthday and would be competing under her married name Taniguchi (谷口).[5][6]

In February 2020, Muroya announced she had divorced and would return to using Muroya as her name.[7]

Muroya remarried in January 2021, but this time decided to keep competing under her maiden name.[8]

References
  1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Muroya Yuki" 女流棋士データベース: 室谷由紀 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Yuki Muroya] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Muroya Yuki Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 室谷由紀 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Yuki Muroya Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Muroya Yuki Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 室谷由紀 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Yuki Muroya Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  4. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Muroya Yuki Shōgi Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 室谷由紀 将棋大賞 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Yuki Muroya Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. "Shōgi no Muroya Yuki Joryū Nidan ga Kekkon" 将棋の室谷由紀女流二段が結婚 [Women's shogi professional Yuki Muroya 2-dan announces marriage]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). March 6, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  6. "Shōgi no Muroya Joryū Nidan ga Kekkon Kongo wa ｢Taniguchi Yuki｣ Meigi de Katsudō" 将棋の室谷女流二段が結婚 今後は｢谷口由紀｣名義で活動 [Women's shogi professional Muroya announces marriage and will use her married name "Yuki Taniguchi" from hereon]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  7. "Shōgi no Taniguchi Yuki Joryū Sandan ga Rikon Kongo wa Kyūsei･Muroya de Katsudō" 将棋の谷口由紀女流三段が離婚 今後は旧姓･室谷で活動 [Women's shogi professional Yuki Taniguchi announces divorce and that she will go back to using her maiden name "Muroya" from hereon]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). February 27, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  8. "Shōgi no Muroya Yuki Joryū Sandan ga ｢Wan Wan Kon｣ Jishinn mo Oaite mo Dai no Inuzuki ｢Kaiwa no Hotondo ga Inu no Koto kamo｣" 将棋の室谷由紀女流三段が ｢ワンワン婚｣ 自身もお相手も大の犬好き ｢会話のほとんどが犬のことかも｣ [Women's professional Yuki Muroya 3-dan remarries; says she and her husband are big dog fans who seem to only talk about dogs.]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.


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