Kumi Yamada

{{Short description|Japanese shogi player (born 1967)}} {{Infobox shogi professional | name = Kumi Yamada | native_name = 山田久美 | maiden_name =  | image = | image_size = | caption = | born = {{birth date and age|1967|01|06|mf=yes}} | hometown = Ōta, Gunma | nationality = | pro_date = {{event date and age|1982|04|20|1967|01|06}} | badge_no = W-6 | teacher = {{ill|Kazuyoshi Nishimura|ja|西村一義}} | teacher_rank = 9-dan | lifetime_titles = | title = | rank = Women's 4-dan | no_titles = | tournaments = | notable_students = | jsa = 6 | female = yes | website = }} {{nihongo|'''Kumi Yamada'''|山田久美 |Yamada Kumi| born January 6, 1967}} is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/lady/6.html|script-title=ja:女流棋士データベース|title=Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu |language=ja |trans-title=Women's Professional Shogi Player Database|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> She is the current president of the {{ill| Ladies Professional Players Group|ja|女流棋士会}}.

==Women's shogi professional== ===Promotion history=== Yamada's promotion history is as follows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/lady/6.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:女流棋士データベース: 山田久美昇段履歴|title=Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamada Kumi Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kumi Yamada Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> * 2-kyū: April 20, 1982 * 1-dan: April 1, 1983 * 2-dan: February 28, 1990 * 3-dan: April 1, 2000 * 4-dan: September 29, 2014

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

===Titles and other championships=== Yamada has appeared in major titles match twice, but has yet to win a major title. She unsuccessfully challenged for the 12th {{ill|Women's Ōshō|ja|女流王将}} title in 1989, the 22nd {{ill|Kurashiki Tōka Cup|ja|大山名人杯倉敷藤花戦}} title in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/lady/6.html#anc01|script-title=ja:女流棋士データベース: 山田久美タイトル履歴|title=Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamada Kumi Taitoru Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kumi Yamada Major Title History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Ladies Professional Players Group== Yamada was elected president of the {{ill| Ladies Professional Players Group|ja|女流棋士会}} for the first time in June 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2017/06/post_1560.html|script-title=ja:女流棋士会役員のお知らせ|title=Joryūkishikai Yakuin no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=Women's Professionals Association announces new officers|date=June 29, 2017|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> and re-elected to another two-year term in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://joryukishikai.shogi.or.jp/news/archives/post-19.html|script-title=ja:女流棋士会役員のお知らせ|title=Joryūkishikai Yakuin no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=Women's Professionals Association announces new officers|date=June 29, 2019|publisher=Women's Shogi Professionals Association|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=August 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828054206/http://joryukishikai.shogi.or.jp/news/archives/post-19.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/207 Yamada, Kumi]

{{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamada, Kumi}} Category:Japanese shogi players Category:Japan Shogi Association players Category:Living people Category:Female shogi players Category:Shogi players from Gunma Prefecture Category:People from Ōta, Gunma Category:1967 births