Kumi Yamada

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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  [ja].

Women's Shogi Professionals Association[]

Yamada was elected president of the  [ja] for the first time in June 2017,^[2] and re-elected to another two-year term in June 2019.^[3]

Promotion history[]

Yamada's promotion history is as follows:^[4]

• 1982, April 20: 2-kyū
• 1983, April 1: 1-dan
• 1990, February 28: 2-dan
• 2000, April 1: 3-dan
• 2014, September 29: 4-dan

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  [ja] title in 1989, the 22nd  [ja] title in 2014.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• ShogiHub: Yamada, Kumi

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