Kumi Yamada

Kumi Yamada
Native name	山田久美
Born	(1967-01-06) January 6, 1967 (age 57)
Hometown	Ōta, Gunma
Career
Achieved professional status	April 20, 1982(1982-04-20) (aged 15)
Badge Number	W-6
Rank	Women's 4-dan
Teacher	Kazuyoshi Nishimura [ja] (9-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Kumi Yamada (山田 久美, Yamada Kumi, born January 6, 1967) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.^[1] She is the current president of the Ladies Professional Players Group [ja].

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 Women's Ōshō [ja] title in 1989, the 22nd Kurashiki Tōka Cup [ja] title in 2014.^[3]

Ladies Professional Players Group

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

References

1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu" 女流棋士データベース [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
2. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamada Kumi Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山田久美 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kumi Yamada Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
3. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamada Kumi Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山田久美 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kumi Yamada Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
4. "Joryūkishikai Yakuin no Oshirase" 女流棋士会役員のお知らせ [Women's Professionals Association announces new officers] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
5. "Joryūkishikai Yakuin no Oshirase" 女流棋士会役員のお知らせ [Women's Professionals Association announces new officers] (in Japanese). Women's Shogi Professionals Association. June 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

External links

• ShogiHub: Yamada, Kumi