Hatsumi Ueda Explained

Hatsumi Ueda
Native Name:上田初美
Born:November 16, 1988
Hometown:Kodaira, Tokyo
Badge No:W-26
Teacher Rank:8-dan
Rank:Women's 4-dan
No Titles:2
Tournaments:1
Jsa:26
Female:yes

is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.[1] She is a former Women's title holder.

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

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

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Ueda has appeared in major title matches nine times and has won a total of two titles: she won the Women's title in 2011 and 2012.[3] In addition to major titles, Ueda has won one other shogi championships: the 6th in 2012.[4]

Awards and honors

Ueda has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards: "Women's Professional Most Games Played" (2009); "Women's Professional Award" and "Game of the Year Special Prize" (2012); "Women's Professional Award" and "Game of the Year Special Prize" (2016); and "Game of the Year Special Prize" (2018).[5]

Personal life

Ueda is married to shogi professional Takuma Oikawa.[6] The couple were married in June 2013 and have two daughters .[7] [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueda Hatsumi . ja:女流棋士データベース: 上田初美. ja . Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Hatsumi Ueda . Japan Shogi Association . August 20, 2019.
  2. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueda Hatsumi Shōdan Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 上田初美 昇段履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Hatsumi Ueda Promotion History. Japan Shogi Association. August 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueda Hatsumi Taitoru Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 上田初美 タイトル履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Hatsumi Ueda Major Title History. Japan Shogi Association. August 19, 2020.
  4. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueda Hatsumi Yūshō Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 上田初美 優勝履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Hatsumi Ueda Championship History. Japan Shogi Association. August 24, 2019.
  5. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ueda Hatsumi Shōgi Taishō. ja:女流棋士データベース: 上田初美 将棋大賞. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Hatsumi Ueda Annual Shogi Awards. Japan Shogi Association. August 24, 2019.
  6. Book: Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō]. ja:現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た. Japanese. 2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta". 25. 2015. MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. Google Books. August 24, 2019.
  7. Web site: . Oikawa Takuma Godan to Ueda Hatsumi Joryū Sandan ga Nyūseki. ja:及川拓馬五段と上田初美女流三段が入籍. ja. Takuma Oikawa 5d and Hatsu Ueda Women's 3d announce marriage. June 18, 2013. Japan Shogi Association. August 24, 2019.
  8. Oikawa. Takuma. Naze Oikawa Takuma wa Kosodate wo Shitsutsu Tsuyokunareta? [Eiōsen Nijūyon Kishi Shiratori Shirō Tokubetsu Intabyū Vol. Jūyon |language=ja|trans-title=How has Takuma Oikawa become stronger while being busy raising kids? (Special Eiō Tournament Interview by Shirō Shiratori Vol. 14)|interviewer=Shirō Shiratori |interviewer-link=:ja:白鳥士郎 |date=October 21, 2018|website=[[Niconico|Niconico News Original]]|publisher=Dwango|access-date=August 24, 2019]. ja:なぜ及川拓馬は子育てをしつつ強くなれたのか? [叡王戦24棋士 白鳥士郎 特別インタビュー Vol.14].