Kotomi Yamane

Kotomi Yamane
Kotomi Yamane
Native name	山根ことみ
Born	March 9, 1998 (age 23)
Hometown	Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	May 24, 2014 (aged 16)
Badge Number	W-49
Rank	Women's 2-dan
Teacher	[ja] (6-dan)
Tournaments won	1
Websites
	JSA profile page

Kotomi Yamane (山根ことみ, Yamane Kotomi, born May 2, 1974) is a Japanese women's shogi player ranked 2-dan.^[1]

Women's shogi professional[]

Yamane defeated Manaka Inagawa to win the [ja] in August 2019 for her first shogi tournament championship.^[2]^[3]

Yamane's first appearance in a major title match came in May 2021 when she challenged Kana Satomi for 32nd [ja] title (May – June 2021). Yamane lost the match 3 games to none.^[4]

Promotion history[]

Yamane's promotion history is as follows:^[5]

2013, October 1: 3-kyū
2014, May 24: 2-kyū
2014, June 26: 1-kyū
2015, April 1: 1-dan
2019, October 23: 2-dan

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Major titles and other championships[]

Yamane has appeared in one major title match, but has yet to win a major title.^[6] Yamane has won one official non-title women's professional shogi tournament.^[7]

Awards and honors[]

Yamane won the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Excellent Women's Professional" for the 2020–2021 shogi year.^[8]

References[]

^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^ "Kadokura Godan, Yamane Joryū Shodan ga Hatsu Yūshō Yamada Charenjihai" 門倉五段, 山根女流初段が初優勝 YAMADAチャレンジ杯 [Yamada Challenge Cup: Kadokura 5-dan and Yamane women's professional 1-dan win for the first time.]. MyNavi News (in Japanese). August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^ "Yamane Kotomi Joryū Shodan (Matsuyama Shusshin) Hatsu V" 山根ことみ女流初段 (松山出身)初Ｖ [Kotomi Yamane (from Matsuyama) women's professional 1-dan wins first tournament as a professional]. Shimbun (in Japanese). August 18, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^ "Shōgi Satomi Kana Joryū Yonkan Ōisen Bōei Tsūsan Taitoru Rekidai Saita" 将棋里見香奈女流四冠王位戦を防衛通算タイトル歴代最多に [Women's professional 4-crown Kana Satomi defends Ōi title and becomes the all-time leader in major title match victories]. NHK (in Japanese). June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみタイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi Yūshō Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ優勝履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^ "Dai Yonjūhakkai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 第48回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [48th Annual Shogi Awards Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

External links[]

ShogiHub: Yamane, Kotomi

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[1] "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[2] "Kadokura Godan, Yamane Joryū Shodan ga Hatsu Yūshō Yamada Charenjihai" 門倉五段, 山根女流初段が初優勝 YAMADAチャレンジ杯 [Yamada Challenge Cup: Kadokura 5-dan and Yamane women's professional 1-dan win for the first time.]. MyNavi News (in Japanese). August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[3] "Yamane Kotomi Joryū Shodan (Matsuyama Shusshin) Hatsu V" 山根ことみ女流初段 (松山出身)初Ｖ [Kotomi Yamane (from Matsuyama) women's professional 1-dan wins first tournament as a professional]. Shimbun (in Japanese). August 18, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[4] "Shōgi Satomi Kana Joryū Yonkan Ōisen Bōei Tsūsan Taitoru Rekidai Saita" 将棋里見香奈女流四冠王位戦を防衛通算タイトル歴代最多に [Women's professional 4-crown Kana Satomi defends Ōi title and becomes the all-time leader in major title match victories]. NHK (in Japanese). June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[5] "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[6] "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみタイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[7] "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi Yūshō Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ優勝履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[8] "Dai Yonjūhakkai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 第48回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [48th Annual Shogi Awards Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

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6-dan	Hiroe Nakai† Kana Satomi
5-dan	Tomomi Kai Haruko Saida Rieko Yauchi
4-dan	Ryōko Chiba Manao Kagawa Chikako Nagasawa Sayuri Takebe Hatsumi Ueda Kumi Yamada
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Qualifying Lifetime Title Holders	Hiroe Nakai (Queen Meijin) Kana Satomi (Queen Meijin, Queen Ōshō, Queen Ōi, Queen Kurashiki Tōka) Ichiyo Shimizu (Queen Meijin, Queen Ōshō, Queen Ōi, Queen Kurashiki Tōka)
Notes: 1. No symbol denotes JSA affiliation 2. An asterisk (*) denotes affiliation 3. A cross (†) denotes unaffiliated or JSA apprentice school player.