Kotomi Yamane

Kotomi Yamane
Native name山根ことみ
Born (1998-03-09) March 9, 1998
HometownMatsuyama, Ehime Prefecture
Career
Achieved professional statusMay 24, 2014(2014-05-24) (aged 16)
Badge NumberW-49
RankWomen's 2-dan
TeacherKeizō Noda (6-dan)
Tournaments won1
Websites
JSA profile page

Kotomi Yamane (山根 ことみ, Yamane Kotomi, born May 2, 1974) is a Japanese women's shogi player ranked 2-dan.[1]

Women's shogi professional

Yamane defeated Manaka Inagawa to win the 5th Women's Professional Yamada Challenge Cup in August 2019 for her first shogi tournament championship.[2][3]

Yamane's first appearance in a major title match came in May 2021 when she challenged Kana Satomi for 32nd Women's Ōi title (May – June 2021). Yamane lost the match 3 games to none.[4]

Promotion history

Yamane's promotion history is as follows.[5]

  • 2013, October 1: 3-kyū
  • 2014, May 24: 2-kyū
  • 2014, June 26: 1-kyū
  • 2015, April 1: 1-dan
  • 2019, October 23: 2-dan

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Major titles and other championships

Yamane has appeared in one major title match, but has yet to win a major title.[6] Yamane has won one official non-title women's professional shogi tournament.[7]

Awards and honors

Yamane won the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Excellent Women's Professional" for the 2020–2021 shogi year.[8]

References
  1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. "Kadokura Godan, Yamane Joryū Shodan ga Hatsu Yūshō Yamada Charenjihai" 門倉五段, 山根女流初段が初優勝 YAMADAチャレンジ杯 [Yamada Challenge Cup: Kadokura 5-dan and Yamane women's professional 1-dan win for the first time.]. MyNavi News (in Japanese). August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  3. "Yamane Kotomi Joryū Shodan (Matsuyama Shusshin) Hatsu V" 山根ことみ女流初段 (松山出身)初Ｖ [Kotomi Yamane (from Matsuyama) women's professional 1-dan wins first tournament as a professional]. Shimbun (in Japanese). August 18, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  4. "Shōgi Satomi Kana Joryū Yonkan Ōisen Bōei Tsūsan Taitoru Rekidai Saita" 将棋 里見香奈女流四冠 王位戦を防衛 通算タイトル歴代最多に [Women's professional 4-crown Kana Satomi defends Ōi title and becomes the all-time leader in major title match victories]. NHK (in Japanese). June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  5. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  6. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  7. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamane Kotomi Yūshō Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山根ことみ 優勝履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kotomi Yamane Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  8. "Dai Yonjūhakkai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 第48回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [48th Annual Shogi Awards Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.


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