Shinobu Iwane

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Shinobu Iwane
Iwane at a 2018 event.
Native name	岩根忍
Born	(1981-03-16) March 16, 1981 (age 40)
Hometown	Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2004(2004-04-01) (aged 23)
Badge Number	W-32
Rank	Women's 3-dan
Teacher	Kenji Kobayashi (9-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Shinobu Iwane (岩根 忍, Iwane Shinobu, born March 16, 1981) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.^[1]

Promotion history[]

Iwane's promotion history is as follows:^[2]

• 2004, April 1: 1-kyū
• 2005, April 1: 1-dan
• 2009, March 9: 2-dan
• 2016, February 22: 3-dan

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships[]

Iwane has appeared in major title matches three times, but has yet to win a major title. She was the challenger for the 2nd  [ja] title in 2009, the 18th  [ja] title in 2010 and the 27th  [ja] title in 2016, but lost each time.^[3]

Awards and honors[]

Iwane received the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Women's Professional Most Games Played" for the April 2009 – March 2010 shogi year.^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Shinobu Iwane
• blog: お気楽ブログ

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