Kumi Yamada Explained

Kumi Yamada
Native Name:	山田久美
Born:	January 6, 1967
Hometown:	Ōta, Gunma
Badge No:	W-6
Teacher Rank:	9-dan

Rank:	Women's 4-dan
Jsa:	6
Female:	yes

is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.^[1] She is the current president of the .

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Yamada's promotion history is as follows.^[2]

2-kyū: April 20, 1982
1-dan: April 1, 1983
2-dan: February 28, 1990
3-dan: April 1, 2000
4-dan: September 29, 2014

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Yamada has appeared in major titles match twice, but has yet to win a major title. She unsuccessfully challenged for the 12th title in 1989, the 22nd title in 2014.^[3]

Ladies Professional Players Group

Yamada was elected president of the for the first time in June 2017,^[4] and re-elected to another two-year term in June 2019.^[5]

External links

ShogiHub: Yamada, Kumi

Notes and References

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. August 20, 2019.
Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamada Kumi Shōdan Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 山田久美昇段履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kumi Yamada Promotion History. Japan Shogi Association. August 28, 2019.
Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamada Kumi Taitoru Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 山田久美タイトル履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kumi Yamada Major Title History. Japan Shogi Association. August 28, 2019.
Web site: Joryūkishikai Yakuin no Oshirase. ja:女流棋士会役員のお知らせ. ja. Women's Professionals Association announces new officers. June 29, 2017. Japan Shogi Association. August 28, 2019.
Web site: Joryūkishikai Yakuin no Oshirase. ja:女流棋士会役員のお知らせ. ja. Women's Professionals Association announces new officers. June 29, 2019. Women's Shogi Professionals Association. August 28, 2019. August 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190828054206/http://joryukishikai.shogi.or.jp/news/archives/post-19.html. dead.