Keika Kitamura
Keika Kitamura | |
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Native name | 北村桂香 |
Born | (1995-11-14) November 14, 1995 (age 28) |
Hometown | Uji, Kyoto Prefecture |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | June 24, 2013(2013-06-24) (aged 17) |
Badge Number | W-46 |
Rank | Women's 2-dan |
Teacher | Kenji Kobayashi (9-dan) |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Keika Kitamura (北村 桂香, Kitamura Keika, born November 14, 1995) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.[1]
Women's shogi professional
Promotion history
Kitamura's promotion history is as follows:[2]
- 3-kyū: April 1, 2013
- 2-kyū: June 24, 2013
- 1-kyū: April 1, 2014
- 1-dan: June 26, 2015
- 2-dan: January 18, 2023
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
Personal life
Kitamura is a graduate of Ritsumeikan University.[3] Kitamura married professional shogi player Wakamu Deguchi in April 2021.[3][4] She stated that she will continue to be active professionally under her maiden name.[3]
References
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Katō Kei" 女流棋士データベース: 北村桂香 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Keika Kitamura] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Kitamura Keika Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 北村桂香 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Keika Kitamura Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Deguchi Wakamu Godan to Kitamura Keika Joryū Shodan ga Kekkon 「Kishi to Shite Seichō Dekiru yō Shōjin」" 出口若武五段と北村桂香女流初段が結婚 「棋士として成長できるよう精進」 [Wakamu Deguchi 5-dan and Keika Kitamura women's professional 1-dan announce marriage. Both say they want to "devote themselves to being shogi professionals"]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Satō, Keiji (April 22, 2021). "Shōgi no Deguchi Godan to Kitamura Joryū Shodan ga Kekkon" 将棋の出口五段と北村女流初段が結婚 [Shogi's Deguchi 5-dan and Kitamura women's professional 1-dan get married]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2021.
External links
- ShogiHub: Kitamura, Keika
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Active women's professional shogi players
- Ichiyo Shimizu
- Hiroe Nakai†
- Kana Fukuma
- Tomoka Nishiyama
- Haruko Saida
- Rieko Yauchi
- Mihoko Iwasa
- Shōko Kubo
- Saki Miyazawa
- Chihiro Sakihara
- Saki Tanaka*
- Mikoto Umezu
- Hana Wada
- Kirari Yamaguchi
- Nikori Yamaguchi
- Mao Itō
- Natsuko Iwasaki
- Mirei Kamada
- Riko Morimoto
- Nana Sakaki
- Kanade Sunahara
- Yuzuki Takeuchi
- Tomoka Nishiyama (Jo-Ō, Women's Ōshō, Hakurei)
- Kana Fukuma (Women's Meijin, Woman's Ōi, Women's Ōza, Kurashiki Tōka, Seirei)
- Hiroe Nakai (Queen Meijin)
- Tomoka Nishiyama (Lifetime Jo-Ō)
- Kana Fukuma (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 LPSA affiliation
3. A cross (†) denotes unaffiliated.
4, A two-barred cross (‡) denotes a JSA apprentice school player.
1. No symbol denotes JSA affiliation
2. An asterisk (*) denotes LPSA affiliation
3. A cross (†) denotes unaffiliated.
4, A two-barred cross (‡) denotes a JSA apprentice school player.
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