Shōko Kubo

Shōko Kubo
Native name	久保 翔子
Born	(2006-01-12) January 12, 2006 (age 18)
Hometown	Osaka, Japan
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2022(2022-10-01) (aged 16)
Badge Number	W-82
Rank	Women's 1-kyū
Teacher	Toshiaki Kubo (9-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Shōko Kubo (久保 翔子, Kubo Shōko, born January 12, 2006) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-kyū.

Early life and becoming a women's professional shogi player

Kubo was born in Osaka, Japan on January 12, 2006.^[1] Since her father Toshiaki is also a shogi professional, she was exposed to the game from an early age.^[2][3] Under the guidance of her father, she entered the Kansai branch of Japan Shogi Association's training group system in October 2019 when she was a first-year junior high school student.^[4] She qualified for women's professional status in September 2022 after being promoted to training group B2.^[2][3][4]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Kubo's promotion history is as follows.^[5]

• 2-kyū: October 1, 2022
• 1-kyū : July 8, 2024

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

References

1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubo Shōko" 女流棋士データベース: 久保翔子 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Shōko Kubo] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
2. "Kubo Shōko-san ga Jūgatsu kara Joryūkishi Nikyū ni" 久保翔子さんが10月から女流棋士2級に [Shōko Kubo will be a women's professional 2-kyū from October] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
3. "Kubo Kudan no Chōjo Shōko-san ga Joryūkishi ni, Oyako Puro wa Geneiki Sangumime, Ōsaka no Joshikōsei de, Chichi to Onaji Furibishatō" 久保九段の長女翔子さんが女流棋士に 父娘プロは現役3組目 大阪の女子高生で, 父と同じ振り飛車党 [Toshiaki Kubo 9-dan's oldest daughter Shōko becomes a women's professional; the two become the third father-daughter pair to be active shogi professionals. Shōko is currently a high school student in Osaka and is a ranging rook player like her father]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). September 30, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
4. Niidoi, Hiroaki (September 30, 2022). "Kubo Toshiaki Kudan no Chōjo Shōko-san ga Joryūkishi ni, Debyūsen wa Jūnigatsu Ikō" 久保利明九段の長女翔子さんが女流棋士に デビュー戦は12月以降 [Toshiaki Kubo )-dan's eldest daughter Shōko is a new women's professional; she's scheduled to make her debut sometime after December 1]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2022.
5. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kubo Shōko Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 久保翔子 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Shōko Kubo Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

External links

• ShogiHub: Kubo, Shouko