Hatsumi Ueda (上田 初美, Ueda Hatsumi; born November 16, 1988) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…Hatsumi Ueda (上田 初美, Ueda Hatsumi; born November 16, 1988) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-dan. She is a former Women's Jo-Ō title holder.
Takumi Itō (伊藤 匠, Itō Takumi; October 10, 2002) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the current…Takumi Itō (伊藤 匠, Itō Takumi; October 10, 2002) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the current holder of the Eiō and Ōza titles.
Manao Kagawa (香川 愛生, Kagawa Manao; born April 16, 1993) in Chōfu, Tokyo is a Japanese women's professional shogi player…Manao Kagawa (香川 愛生, Kagawa Manao; born April 16, 1993) in Chōfu, Tokyo is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is a former Women's Ōshō title holder.
Akihito Hirose (広瀬 章人, Hirose Akihito; born January 18, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He…Akihito Hirose (広瀬 章人, Hirose Akihito; born January 18, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Ryūō and Ōi title holder, and is also the first shogi professional to win a major title while attending university.
Akira Watanabe (渡辺 明, Watanabe Akira; born April 23, 1984) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is…Akira Watanabe (渡辺 明, Watanabe Akira; born April 23, 1984) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former holder of the Meijin, Kisei, Ōshō, Ōza, Kiō and Ryūō titles. He is also a Lifetime Kiō and a Lifetime Ryūō title holder.
Sakio Chiba (千葉 幸生, Chiba Sakio; born February 11, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is…Sakio Chiba (千葉 幸生, Chiba Sakio; born February 11, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is also an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Hiromi Nakakura (中倉 宏美, Nakakura Hiromi; born January 26, 1979) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…Hiromi Nakakura (中倉 宏美, Nakakura Hiromi; born January 26, 1979) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan. She is the current representative director of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan (LPSA).
Daisuke Suzuki (鈴木 大介, Suzuki Daisuke; born July 11, 1974) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is…Daisuke Suzuki (鈴木 大介, Suzuki Daisuke; born July 11, 1974) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former executive director of the Japan Shogi Association. Suzuki is also the first professional shogi player to be awarded professional status by the Japan Professional Mahjong League (JPML) and become a professional mahjong player.
Fusako Ajiki (安食 総子, Ajiki Fusako; born May 2, 1974) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who…Fusako Ajiki (安食 総子, Ajiki Fusako; born May 2, 1974) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 2-dan.
Yukari Yoshihara (吉原 由香里, Yoshihara Yukari; born October 4, 1973) née Yukari Umezawa (梅沢 由香里, Umezawa Yukari) is a…Yukari Yoshihara (吉原 由香里, Yoshihara Yukari; born October 4, 1973) née Yukari Umezawa (梅沢 由香里, Umezawa Yukari) is a Japanese Go professional.
Takeshi Kawakami (川上 猛, Kawakami Takeshi; born July 12, 1972) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who…Takeshi Kawakami (川上 猛, Kawakami Takeshi; born July 12, 1972) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-dan.
Masataka Gōda (郷田 真隆, Gōda Masataka; born March 17, 1971) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a…Masataka Gōda (郷田 真隆, Gōda Masataka; born March 17, 1971) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former major title holder, having won the Ōi, Kisei, Kiō and Ōshō titles throughout his career.
Yasuaki Tsukada (塚田 泰明, Tsukada Yasuaki; born November 16, 1964) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan.…Yasuaki Tsukada (塚田 泰明, Tsukada Yasuaki; born November 16, 1964) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former Ōza title holder and the inventor of the influential Tsukada Special strategy, which he used to win numerous games in the 1980s, is named after him.
Hiroki Nakata (中田 宏樹, Nakata Hiroki; October 20, 1964 – February 7, 2023) was a Japanese professional shogi player who…Hiroki Nakata (中田 宏樹, Nakata Hiroki; October 20, 1964 – February 7, 2023) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan, but was posthumously promoted to 9-dan.
Akio Ishikawa (石川 陽生, Ishikawa Akio; March 5, 1963) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the…Akio Ishikawa (石川 陽生, Ishikawa Akio; March 5, 1963) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-dan.
Akira Shima (島 朗, Shima Akira; February 19, 1963) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He was the…Akira Shima (島 朗, Shima Akira; February 19, 1963) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He was the first Ryūō title holder and is also a former managing director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Osamu Nakamura (中村 修, Nakamura Osamu; born November 7, 1962) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He…Osamu Nakamura (中村 修, Nakamura Osamu; born November 7, 1962) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a two-time winner of the Ōshō title, and the current president of the Professional Shogi Players Group.
Kazuharu Shoshi (所司 和晴, Shoshi Kazuharu; born October 23, 1961) is a retired Japanese professional shogi player who…Kazuharu Shoshi (所司 和晴, Shoshi Kazuharu; born October 23, 1961) is a retired Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan.
Masaki Izumi (泉 正樹, Izumi Masaki; January 11, 1961) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the…Masaki Izumi (泉 正樹, Izumi Masaki; January 11, 1961) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan.
Michio Takahashi (高橋 道雄, Takahashi Michio; born April 23, 1960) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan.…Michio Takahashi (高橋 道雄, Takahashi Michio; born April 23, 1960) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former holder of the Tenth Dan, Ōi, and Kiō titles.
Katsuhiko Murooka (室岡 克彦, Murooka Katsuhiko; born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who…Katsuhiko Murooka (室岡 克彦, Murooka Katsuhiko; born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan.
Kazuo Manabe (真部 一男, Manabe Kazuo; February 16, 1952 – November 24, 2007) was a Japanese professional shogi player…Kazuo Manabe (真部 一男, Manabe Kazuo; February 16, 1952 – November 24, 2007) was a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan.
Yoshio Kimura (木村 義雄, Kimura Yoshio; February 21, 1905 – November 17, 1986) was a Japanese professional shogi player…Yoshio Kimura (木村 義雄, Kimura Yoshio; February 21, 1905 – November 17, 1986) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan (which was the highest dan level during his time). He was a Lifetime Meijin who won the title eight times. At the time, the Meijin title was the only shogi title. From December 1947 to March 1948 he was the first president of the Japan Shogi Association.
Momoko Katō (加藤 桃子, Katō Momoko; born October 6, 1993) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.…Momoko Katō (加藤 桃子, Katō Momoko; born October 6, 1993) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is a former holder of the Seirei, Women's Ōza and Jo-Ō titles.
Ichiyo Shimizu (清水 市代, Shimizu Ichiyo; born January 9, 1969) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…Ichiyo Shimizu (清水 市代, Shimizu Ichiyo; born January 9, 1969) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. In May 2017, Shimizu became the first woman to be elected as an executive director to the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors. In June 2025, she became the first woman to be elected the association's president.
Madoka Kitao (北尾 まどか, Kitao Madoka; born January 21, 1980) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who…Madoka Kitao (北尾 まどか, Kitao Madoka; born January 21, 1980) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of women's professional 3-dan.