Emina Yamaguchi (山口 絵美菜, Yamaguchi Emina, born May 4, 1994) is a former Japanese women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 1-kyū.[2]

Emina Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi at a shogi event in September 2019
Native name山口絵美菜
Born (1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 30)
HometownMiyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 21, 2016(2016-04-21) (aged 21)
Badge NumberW-55
RankWomen's 1-kyū
RetiredMarch 30, 2022(2022-03-30) (aged 27)
TeacherNobuo Mori [ja] (7-dan)
Career record27–63 (.300)[1]
Websites
JSA profile page

Women's shogi professional

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On March 30, 2022, the Japan Shogi Association announced that it had accepted Yamaguchi's notification that she was leaving the association and would no longer be competing as a women's professional.[3][1] Yamaguchi played 90 games as a women's professional; she won 27 and lost 63 for a winning percentage of 30 percent.[1]

Promotion history

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Yamaguchi's promotion history was as follows:[4]

  • 2014, October 1: 3-kyū
  • 2016, April 21: 2-kyū
  • 2016, August 13: 1-kyū

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Personal life

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Yamaguchi graduated from the Faculty of Letters of Kyoto University in 2018.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Shōgi no Yamaguchi Erina Joryū Ikkyū ga Taikai...Kyōtō Daigaku Shusshin no Saijo" 将棋の山口絵美菜女流1級が退会...京都大学出身の才女 [Women's Professional 1-kyū Emina Yamaguchi Leaves Japan Shogi Association ... She is a graduate of Kyoto University]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamaguchi Emina" 女流棋士データベース: 山口絵美菜 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Emina Yamaguchi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Satō, Keiji (March 30, 2022). "Shōgi no Yamaguchi Emina Joryū Ikkyū, Nihon Shōgi Renmei wo Taikai" 将棋の山口絵美菜女流1級, 日本将棋連盟を退会 [Women's Professional 1-kyū Emina Yamaguchi Leaves Japan Shogi Association]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamaguchi Emina Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山口絵美菜 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Emina Yamaguchi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  5. ^ Yamaguchi, Emina (February 20, 2020). "Sōritsu Hyakunijūgo Shunen ni Yosete" 創立125周年に寄せて 山口 絵美菜 [Celebrating Our 125th Anniversary: Message from Alumnus Emina Yamaguchi] (in Japanese). Kyoto University. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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