Official News Release

　Iijima Eiji 7-Dan, aged 41, has been promoted to 8-Dan by winning the game described below.

Date of promotion

February 2, 2021 (Tue)

Game

The 79th Meijin and jyunisen Tournament, Class C, Group 1
（Opponent: Takahashi Michio, 9-Dan)

Promotion criteria met:

190 wins in the official tournaments after 7-Dan promotion

　Annyouji Takanori 6-Dan, aged 46, has been promoted to 7-Dan by winning the game described below.

Date of promotion

January 26, 2021 (Tue)

Game

The 47th Kiō Preliminary Tournament
（Opponent:Sakaguchi Satoru, 6-Dan）

Promotion criteria met:

150 wins in the official tournaments after 6-Dan promotion

Japan Shogi Association and City of Nagoya signed an agreement on cooperation for cultural promotion on December 17th 2020(Thu)
By mutual efforts, both parties aim to promote the spread and promotion of Japanese shogi culture, and to contribute to the development of local communities by creating opportunities for citizens to become more interested in and exposed to shogi, a traditional Japanese culture.

The signing ceremony

Photos：（Right）Takashi Kawamura,the mayor of Nagoya（Left）Sato Yasumitsu,President of Japan Shogi Association

Photos：from right　Waki Kenji,Senior Managing Director of Japan Shogi Association, Takashi Kawamura,the mayor of Nagoya, Yasumitsu Sato,President of Japan Shogi Association,Inoue Keita,Executive Director of Japan Shogi Association

＜See the article of City of Nagoya＞
https://www.city.nagoya.jp/kankobunkakoryu/page/0000136781.html（You will jump to the homepage of Nagoya）

　Kagawa Manao,Women's 3-dan, aged 27, has been promoted to Women's 4-Dan by winning the game described below.

Date of promotion

January 21, 2021 (Thu)

Game

The 43rd Kirishima Shuzo Cup Women's Championship Preliminary
（Opponent: Kai Tomomi,Women's 5-Dan）

Promotion criteria met:

120 wins after Women's 3-Dan promotion

　Sadamasu Minami,Women's 1-Dan, aged 34, has been promoted to Women's 2-Dan by winning the game described below.

Date of promotion

January 19, 2021 (Tue)

Game

The 43rd Kirishima Shuzo Cup Women's Championship Preliminary
（Opponent: Yamaguchi Nikori,Women's 2-Kyu

Promotion criteria met:

60 wins after Women's 1-Dan promotion

　Nohara Miran,Women's 2-Kyu, aged 17, has been promoted to Women's 1-Kyu by winning the game described below.

Date of promotion

January 18, 2021 (Mon)

Game

The 43rd Kirishima Shuzo Cup Women's Championship Preliminary
（Opponent: Nakamura Marika, Women's 3-Dan）

Promotion criteria met:

Participated in The 43rd Kirishima Shuzo Cup Women's Championship

　Nagaoka Yuya, 5-Dan, aged 35, has been promoted to 6-Dan by winning the game described below.

Date of promotion

December 10, 2020 (Thu)

Game

The 79th Meijin and Junisen tournament, Class C, Group 2
（Opponent: Nakata Isao,8-Dan）

Promotion criteria met:

120 wins in the official tournaments after 5-Dan promotion

Yamaguchi Kirari(15 years old), a member of the B2 class of the Tokai Kenshukai training center, submitted her application for the Women's Professional License as of December 1, 2020, she will be a member of the Kansai Headquarters. Her badge number is 72. She is the younger sister of Yamaguchi Nikori, Women's 2-Kyu.
They are the 5th pair of sisters in Women's Professional world along with Nakakura, Ōba, Satomi and Wada sisters.

Name

Yamaguchi Kirari

Birth date

January 11th 2005（15years old）

Hometown

Gifu-shi, Gifu prefecture

Educational background

Uguisudani Senior High School,1st year in progress

Master

Nakada Shodo, 7-Dan

Month/Year admitted to enter Kenshukai

November 2016

Signature tactics

Third File Rook

Hobby

Listning to music

Reason she started playing shogi

To play shogi with my sister and brother who started playing it under the influence of my grandfather.

　Sawada Shingo, 6-Dan, aged 28, has been promoted to 8-Dan by winning the game described below.

Date of promotion

October 14, 2020 (Wed)

Game

The 33rd Ryūō Tournament Class 2 Promotion Match
（Opponent: Matsuo Ayumu, 8-Dan）

Promotion criteria met:

Promoted to the 1st Class in the Ryūō Tournament

　Nagase Takuya Ōza, aged 28, has been promoted to 8-Dan by winning the game described below.

Date of promotion

October 14, 2020 (Wed)

Game

The 68th Ōza title five-game tournament - Game 5th
（Opponent: Kubo Toshiaki,9-Dan）

Promotion criteria met:

Won the title for three terms