Ichiyo Shimizu | |
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Native name | 清水市代 |
Born | January 9, 1969 |
Hometown | Higashimurayama, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1985 | (aged 16)
Badge Number | W-7 |
Rank | Women's 7- dan |
Teacher | Toshio Takayanagi (9-dan) |
Lifetime titles |
|
Major titles won | 43 |
Tournaments won | 11 |
Notable students | Sachio Ishibashi |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Ichiyo Shimizu (清水 市代, Shimizu Ichiyo, born January 9, 1969) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 7- dan. [1] In May 2017, Shimizu became the first woman to be elected as an executive director to the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors.
Shimizu was born on January 9, 1969, in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. In 1983, she won the 15th Amateur Women's Meijin Tournament while she was a junior high school student. [2] [3] That same year, she entered the Japan Shogi Association's Women's Professional Apprentice League under the guidance of shogi professional Toshio Takayanagi . [3] She achieved the rank of women's professional 2- kyū in April 1985, [3] thus becoming the first apprentice to graduate from the Women's Professional Apprentice League system. [4]: 24
In October 2000, Shimizu became the first women's professional to be promoted to the rank of women's 6-dan. [3]
In November 2016, Shimizu defeated Tomomi Kai in a women's meijin league game to become the second women's professional to win 600 official games. [5]
As of January 2018 [update], Shimizu's career record versus male professionals in official games is 29 wins and 156 losses. [6]
Shimizu has been promoted as follows. [7]
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
Shimizu has appeared in major title matches a total of 70 times and has won a total of 43 titles. She has won the Women's Meijin title ten times, the Women's Ōshō title nine times, the Women's Ōi title fourteen times and the Kurashiki Tōka Cup ten times. She has been awarded the lifetime titles of Queen Meijin, Queen Ōshō , Queen Ōi and Queen Kurashiki Tōka . [8] In addition to major titles, Shimizu has won 11 other shogi championships. [9]
Title | Years | Number of times overall |
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Women's Meijin | 1987, 1989, 1994–98, 2003–04, 2008 | 10 |
Women's Ōshō | 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000–01, 2007–09 | 9 |
Women's Ōi | 1993–96, 1998–2006, 2009 | 14 |
Kurashiki Tōka Cup | 1994–2000, 2004–05, 2007 | 10 |
Tournament | Years | Number of times |
---|---|---|
* Daiwa Securities Strongest Women's Professional Cup | 2011 | 1 |
* Ladies Open Tournament | 1987, 1991–1993, 1997, 2003, 2003 | 7 |
* Kajima Cup | 1997, 1999, 2004 | 3 |
Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held or currently suspended.
Shimizu has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards [10] and other awards in recognition of her accomplishments in shogi and contributions made to Japanese society. [11]
In May 2017, Shimizu became the first women to be elected as an executive director to the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors. [12] She was re-elected to additional two-year terms in June 2019, [13] June 2021 [14] and June 2023. [15]
Ichiyo Shimizu | |
---|---|
Native name | 清水市代 |
Born | January 9, 1969 |
Hometown | Higashimurayama, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1985 | (aged 16)
Badge Number | W-7 |
Rank | Women's 7- dan |
Teacher | Toshio Takayanagi (9-dan) |
Lifetime titles |
|
Major titles won | 43 |
Tournaments won | 11 |
Notable students | Sachio Ishibashi |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Ichiyo Shimizu (清水 市代, Shimizu Ichiyo, born January 9, 1969) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 7- dan. [1] In May 2017, Shimizu became the first woman to be elected as an executive director to the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors.
Shimizu was born on January 9, 1969, in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. In 1983, she won the 15th Amateur Women's Meijin Tournament while she was a junior high school student. [2] [3] That same year, she entered the Japan Shogi Association's Women's Professional Apprentice League under the guidance of shogi professional Toshio Takayanagi . [3] She achieved the rank of women's professional 2- kyū in April 1985, [3] thus becoming the first apprentice to graduate from the Women's Professional Apprentice League system. [4]: 24
In October 2000, Shimizu became the first women's professional to be promoted to the rank of women's 6-dan. [3]
In November 2016, Shimizu defeated Tomomi Kai in a women's meijin league game to become the second women's professional to win 600 official games. [5]
As of January 2018 [update], Shimizu's career record versus male professionals in official games is 29 wins and 156 losses. [6]
Shimizu has been promoted as follows. [7]
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
Shimizu has appeared in major title matches a total of 70 times and has won a total of 43 titles. She has won the Women's Meijin title ten times, the Women's Ōshō title nine times, the Women's Ōi title fourteen times and the Kurashiki Tōka Cup ten times. She has been awarded the lifetime titles of Queen Meijin, Queen Ōshō , Queen Ōi and Queen Kurashiki Tōka . [8] In addition to major titles, Shimizu has won 11 other shogi championships. [9]
Title | Years | Number of times overall |
---|---|---|
Women's Meijin | 1987, 1989, 1994–98, 2003–04, 2008 | 10 |
Women's Ōshō | 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000–01, 2007–09 | 9 |
Women's Ōi | 1993–96, 1998–2006, 2009 | 14 |
Kurashiki Tōka Cup | 1994–2000, 2004–05, 2007 | 10 |
Tournament | Years | Number of times |
---|---|---|
* Daiwa Securities Strongest Women's Professional Cup | 2011 | 1 |
* Ladies Open Tournament | 1987, 1991–1993, 1997, 2003, 2003 | 7 |
* Kajima Cup | 1997, 1999, 2004 | 3 |
Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held or currently suspended.
Shimizu has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards [10] and other awards in recognition of her accomplishments in shogi and contributions made to Japanese society. [11]
In May 2017, Shimizu became the first women to be elected as an executive director to the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors. [12] She was re-elected to additional two-year terms in June 2019, [13] June 2021 [14] and June 2023. [15]