Tomoka Nishiyama to Become First Woman to Enter Kishi Shogi Ranks

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Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, holder of four women's titles, updated her "X" (formerly Twitter) account on the 26th, expressing her feelings about declaring her eligibility to join the free class...

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Tomoka Nishiyama, who holds four women's shogi titles—Hakurei, Seirei, Joshi Meijin, and Joshi Osho—announced that she would exercise the right she earned through a rule that "a female shogi player who has won the Hakurei title a total of five times will be granted the qualification to become a professional shogi player." The Japan Shogi Association accepted her application, and the first female professional shogi player in history was born.

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Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, a four-time women's champion from Osaka, held a press conference on the morning of the 26th to announce that she will exercise her right to become a professional shogi player. This will mark the birth of the first-ever female professional shogi player. Nishiyama, from Osaka, won the Hulic Cup Hakurei title for the fifth time in a seven-game match on the 10th of this month. Under the new regulations established last…

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Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, newly promoted to 4th dan, held a press conference and announced that she would exercise her right to become a professional shogi player. She stated, "I want to play against stronger opponents. I want to play in a way that aims for a higher level."