Ms. Mirei Kamada, a second-year junior high school student in Toride City, Ibaraki Prefecture, visited the city hall and reported that she had become a female professional shogi player.
She is 13 years old, and she is the youngest active female shogi player.
As of the 1st of this month, Mirei Kamada became a second-class female shogi player and became a professional shogi player.
Mr. Kamada is in the second year of junior high school, and the 13-year-old female professional shogi player is the youngest active player.
Mr. Kamada, who visited the city hall on the 17th, reported that he became a professional and said, "I am excited when I am pointing to shogi. My father praised me for becoming stronger," said Mayor Shingo Fujii. "Congratulations. Please continue to win one station at a time and make a big leap forward."
Mr. Kamada started playing shogi when she was 6 years old when she learned how to move pieces from her father, and while attending a shogi class in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, she gained strength. I got the results such as being in the best 16 in the section.
Her first official match as a professional shogi player is scheduled for 28th of this month, and Mr. Kamada said, "I want to prepare well for the official match and try to win. I want to get stronger and try a female title. "
Guidance Kazuo Ishida Kudan "If you polish it, it will shine even more"
Since elementary school, Ms. Mirei Kamada attended the Kashiwa Shogi Center, a shogi class in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, and has been instructed by Kazuo Ishida 9th Dan (75).
Regarding Mr. Kamada becoming the youngest female professional shogi player in active duty, Ishida Kudan said, "Shogi is an important place where the final match decides the victory or defeat, but when Mr. Kamada comes to the end, a sharp hand flies. I think it will shine even more if I polish it, so I'm looking forward to future success. "