Harue Tanikawa Explained

Harue Tanikawa
Native Name:谷川治恵
Born:February 9, 1954
Hometown:Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Badge No:W-2
Teacher Rank:9-dan
Rank:Women's 5-dan
Jsa:2
Female:yes

is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 5-dan.

Early life

Tanikawa was born on February 9, 1954, in Saitama Prefecture.[1]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

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

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Tanikawa's only major title appearance came in 1980 when she challenged Akiko Takojima for the 3rd title. She lost the match 2 games to none.[3] [4]

Awards and honors

Tanikawa received the Tokyo Shogi Journalists' Association's Annual Shogi Award for the April 2009March 2010 shogi year.[5]

JSA director and other offices

Tanikawa was elected to Japan Shogi Association's board of directors as a non-executive director in May 2011, and was reelected to the same position in June 2013 and June 2015.[6] [7] [8]

She also served as the president of the from May 2001 until May 2003[9] and from June 2007[10] until March 2009.

Personal life

Tanikawa is a graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu. ja:女流棋士データベース. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database. Japan Shogi Association. September 2, 2019.
  2. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Tanikawa Harue Shōdan Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 谷川治恵 昇段履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Harue Tanikawa Promotion History. Japan Shogi Association. September 2, 2019.
  3. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Tanikawa Harue Taitoru Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 谷川治恵 タイトル履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Harue Tanikawa Major Title History. Japan Shogi Association. September 2, 2019.
  4. Web site: Joryū Ōshōsen: Kako no Kekka. ja:女流王将戦: 過去の結果. ja. Women's Ōshō Tournament: Past results. Japan Shogi Association. September 2, 2019.
  5. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Tanikawa Harue Shōgi Taishō. ja:女流棋士データベース: 谷川治恵 将棋大賞. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Harue Tanikawa Annual Shogi Awards. Japan Shogi Association. September 2, 2019.
  6. Web site: Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase. ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ. ja. New JSA officers announced. May 26, 2011. Japan Shogi Association. September 2, 2019.
  7. Web site: Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase. ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ. ja. New JSA officers announced. June 7, 2013. Japan Shogi Association. September 2, 2019.
  8. Web site: Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase. ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ. ja. New JSA officers announced. June 4, 2015. Japan Shogi Association. September 2, 2019.
  9. Web site: Joryū Kishikai Kaichō ni Fujimori Natsuko Joryū Sandan. ja:女流棋士会長に藤森奈津子女流三段. ja. Women's professional 3d Natsuko Fujimori elected president of the Women's Shogi Professionals' Association. May 2003. Japan Shogi Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20030803202050/http://www.shogi.or.jp/osirase/news/2003-5.html. August 3, 2003. September 2, 2019.
  10. Web site: Joryū Kishikai, Shinyakuin no Oshirase. ja:女流棋士会, 新役員のお知らせ. ja. Women's Shogi Professionals' Association announces new officers. June 2007. Japan Shogi Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070909202841/http://www.shogi.or.jp/joryuu/news/index.html. September 9, 2007. September 2, 2019.
  11. Web site: Tanikawa Harue Joryū Yondan, Intai. ja:谷川治惠女流四段, 引退. ja. Women's professional 4d Harue Tanikawa retires. April 2002. Japan Shogi Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070103070615/http://www.shogi.or.jp/osirase/news/2002-4.html#tanikawa. January 3, 2007. September 2, 2019.