Reiko Yauchi | |
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Native name | 矢内理絵子 |
Born | January 10, 1980 |
Hometown | Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 1993 | (aged 13)
Badge Number | W-16 |
Rank | Women's 5-dan |
Teacher | Shigeru Sekine (9-dan) |
Major titles won | 6 |
Tournaments won | 2 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page | |
Rieko Yauchi on Twitter |
Rieko Yauchi (矢内 理絵子, Yauchi Rieko, born January 10, 1980) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-dan. She is a former Women's Meijin, Ōi and Jo-Ō title holder.[1]
Women's shogi professional
Promotion history
Yauchi's promotion history is as follows.[2]
- Women's Professional Apprentice League: 1990
- 2-kyū: April 1, 1993
- 1-kyū: April 1, 1995
- 1-dan: July 10, 1995
- 2-dan: April 1, 1997
- 3-dan: October 27, 1997
- 4-dan: August 3, 2004
- 5-dan: February 21, 2014
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
Titles and other championships
Yauchi has appeared in major title matches eighteen times and has won a total of six titles.[3] In addition to major titles, Yauchi has won two other shogi championships.[4]
Major titles
Title | Years | Number of times overall |
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Women's Ōi | 1997 | 1 |
Women's Meijin | 2005–07 | 3 |
Jo-Ō | 2008–09 | 2 |
Other championships
Tournament | Years | Number of times |
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*Ladies Open Tournament | 1998, 2006 | 2 |
Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held or currently suspended.
Awards and honors
Yauchi has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards[5] and other awards in recognition of her accomplishments in shogi and contributions made to Japanese society.[6]
Annual shogi awards
- 33rd Annual Awards (April 2005 – March 2006): Woman's Professional of the Year
- 34th Annual Awards (April 2006 – March 2007): Women's Professional of the Year
- 35th Annual Awards (April 2007 – March 2008): Women's Professional Award
Other awards
- 2007, February: 2nd Saitama Kagayaki Ogino Ginko Award
- 2008, July: City of Gyōda Tourism Ambassador
References
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Reiko" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Reiko Yauchi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Yūshō Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 優勝履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Shōgi Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 将棋大賞 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Sonota Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 その他表彰 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Annual Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
External links
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Yauchi, Rieko