Saori Shimai
| Saori Shimai | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Born | May 15, 1980 |
| Hometown | Nankoku, Kōchi |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 1996 (aged 15) |
| Badge Number |
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| Rank | Women's 2-dan |
| Teacher | Keiji Mori (9-dan) |
| Websites | |
| LPSA profile page | |
Saori Shimai (
Women's shogi professional
[edit]Promotion history
[edit]Shimai's promotion history is as follows:[2][3]
- Women's Professional Apprentice League: April 1995
- 2-kyū: April 1, 1996
- 1-kyū: April 1, 2001
- 1-dan: April 1, 2003
- 2-dan: January 16, 2012[4]
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
LPSA director
[edit]Shimai was chosen to be a director of the LPSA for the first time in February 2014,[5] and reelected to the same post in February 2016.[6] In February 2018, she was chosen to be one of the organization's two executive directors.[7] She was reelected as an executive director in 2020[8] and 2022.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Shimai is married to professional shogi player Hiroaki Yokoyama. The couple married in July 2011.[10]
References
[edit]- ^
所属 棋士 (in Japanese). Retrieved October 1, 2019. - ^ "Kireki (Shimai Saori)" 棋歴（
島井 咲 緒 里 ） [Player history: Saori Shimai] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved October 8, 2019. - ^ "Shimai Saori Joryū Shōdan (Joryū Kishi Bangō 39)"
島井 咲 緒 里 女流 初段 (女流 棋士 番号 39) [Saori Shimai Women's Professional 1-dan (Women's Professional Badge Number 39)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2019. - ^ "Shimai Saori Joryū Shodan ga Joryū Nidan ni Shōdan"
島井 咲 緒 里 女流 初段 が女流 二 段 に昇段 [Women's professional 1-dan Saori Shimai promoted to women's professional 2-dan] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. January 17, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2022. - ^ "Nihon Joshi Puro Shōgi Kyōkai Yakuin Meibō (Heisei Nijūrokunen Nigatsu Nijūrokunichi Genzai)"
日本 女子 プロ将棋 協会 役員 名簿 (平成 26年 2月 26日 現在 ) [Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan Board of Directors (as of February 26, 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2019. - ^ "Heisei Nijūnananendo Teiji Sōkai Shūryō no Gohōkoku"
平成 27年度 定時 総会 終了 のご報告 [2016 Annual Meeting Report] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 24, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2022. - ^ "Heisei Nijūkyūnendo Teiji Sōkai Shūryō no Gohōkoku"
平成 29年度 定時 総会 終了 のご報告 [2018 Annual Meeting Report] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 23, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2022. - ^ "Heisei Sanjūichinendo Teiji Sōkai Shuryō no Hōkoku"
平成 31年度 定時 総会 終了 のご報告 [Report of the Heisei 31 (2019) Regular Annual Meeting] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 20, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2022. - ^ "Reiwa Sannendo Teiji Sōkai Shuryō no Hōkoku"
令 和 3年度 定時 総会 終了 のご報告 [Report of the Reiwa Year 3 (2021) Regular Annual Meeting] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 22, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022. - ^ "Yokoyama Hiroaki Godan & Shimai Saori Joryūshodan Kishidōshi ga Kekkon"
横山 五 段 ＆島井 女流 初段 棋士 同士 が結婚 [Hiroaki Yokoyama 5d and female professional Saori Shimai 1d announce marriage]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). August 18, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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