Ayaka Ōshima

Japanese shogi player

Ayaka Ōshima

Native name| 大島綾華
Born|  (2003-01-31) January 31, 2003 (age 21)
Hometown| Hiroshima, Japan
Career
Achieved professional status| May 1, 2021(2021-05-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number| W-74
Rank| Women's 2-dan
Teacher| Nobuo Mori [ja] (7-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Ayaka Ōshima (大島 綾華, Ōshima Ayaka, born January 31, 2003) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.[1]

## Early life and becoming a women's shogi professional

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Ōshima was born in Hiroshima, Japan on January 31, 2003.[2] She learned how to play shogi from her father.[2]

Ōshima entered the Japan Shogi Association's training group system under the guidance of shogi professional Nobuo Mori [ja].[2] She satisfied the criteria for the rank of women's professional 2-kyū upon obtaining promotion to Training Group B2.[3] She petitioned the JSA to be allowed to become a women's professional, and the JSA announced that she would be awarded women's professional status and the rank of 2-kyū on April 30, 2021.[2]

## Women's shogi professional

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In March 2024, Ōshima defeated Keika Kitamura in the finals of the 17th Women's Mynavi Open [ja] challenger tournament to earn the right to challenge Tomoka Nishiyama for the Jo-Ō title;[4] Oshima's first appearance in a major title match, however, was unsuccessful as she lost the best-of-five title match (April 2024 - May 2024) against Nishiyama 3 games to 0.[5]

### Promotion history

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Ōshima's promotion history is as follows:[6]

* 2-kyū: May 1, 2021
* 1-kyū: June 26, 2021
* 1-dan: April 1, 2022
* 2-dan: March 4, 2024

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

### Titles and other championships

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Ōshima has appeared in a women's professional shogi major title match once but has yet to win a major title.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōshima Ayaka" 女流棋士データベース: 大島綾華 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayaka Ōshima] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
2. ^ a b c d "Ōshima Ayaka-san ga Gogatsu kara Joryūkishi Nikyū" 大島綾華さんが5月から女流棋士2級に [Ayaka Ōshima to be a women's professional 2-kyu from May] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
3. ^ "Shinjoryūkishi Tanjō Ōshima Ayaka-san ga Gogatsu Tsuitachi Tsuke de Joryū Nikyū ni" 新女流棋士誕生 大島綾華さんが5月1日付で女流2級に [New women's professional announced: Ayaka Ōshima will become a women's professional 2-kyū on May 1]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
4. ^ "Ōshima Ayaka Joryū Shodan ga Hatsu no Taitoru Chōsen & Joryū Nidan Shōdan Kimeru Mainabi Joshi Ōpun" 大島綾華女流初段が初のタイトル挑戦&女流二段昇段決める マイナビ女子オープン [Mynavi Women's Open: Women's professional 1-dan Ayaka Ōshima advance to a major title match for the first time and also earns promotion to women's professional 2-dan]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). March 3, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
5. ^ "Shōgi Mynabi Joshi, Nishiyama ga Nanarenpa Chōsensha no Ōshima Joryū Nidan Kudasu" 将棋マイナビ女子, 西山が7連覇 挑戦者の大島女流二段下す [Nishiyama defeates women's professional 2-dan Ōshima to win shogi's Mynavi Women's Open for the seventh consecutive year]. Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
6. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōshima Ayaka Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 大島綾華 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayaka Ōshima Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
7. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōshima Ayaka Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 大島綾華 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayaka Ōshima Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

## External links

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* ShogiHub: Ōshima, Ayaka

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Active women's professional shogi players

7-dan|

* Ichiyo Shimizu

6-dan|

* Hiroe Nakai†
* Kana Fukuma

5-dan|

* Tomoka Nishiyama
* Haruko Saida
* Rieko Yauchi

4-dan|

* Ryōko Chiba
* Sae Itō
* Manao Kagawa
* Momoko Katō
* Chikako Nagasawa
* Marika Nakamura
* Sayuri Takebe
* Hatsumi Ueda
* Kumi Yamada

3-dan|

* Yōko Funato*
* Chisa Hayamizu
* Sayuri Honda
* Shinobu Iwane
* Io Murota
* Yuki Muroya
* Kanna Suzuki
* Mana Watanabe*
* Eriko Yamaguchi
* Kotomi Yamane

2-dan|

* Aya Fujita
* Yūki Hasegawa
* Chihiro Idō
* Manaka Inagawa
* Sakura Ishimoto
* Sumie Ishitaka
* Kei Katō
* Yuria Katō
* Keika Kitamura
* Shino Miyasō
* Chiho Murata
* Hiromi Nakakura*
* Momoko Nakamura
* Ayaka Ōshima
* Minami Sadamasu
* Saori Shimai*
* Erika Tsukada
* Kaori Uekawa*
* Aki Wada
* Mio Watanabe
* Akemi Yamada

1-dan|

* Haruka Aikawa
* Nana Fujii
* Ayano Hori*
* Ai Iino
* Aya Imai
* Maho Isotani*
* Yui Isoya*
* Saki Kawamata
* Juri Kimura
* Marin Matsushita
* Miyu Mizumachi
* Saya Nakazawa
* Miran Nohara
* Sakiko Odaka
* Minori Sasaki
* Aiko Takahama
* Rei Takedomi
* Aya Uchiyama
* Nanako Wakita
* Nana Yorimoto

1-kyū|

* Mihoko Iwasa
* Shōko Kubo
* Saki Miyazawa
* Chihiro Sakihara
* Saki Tanaka*
* Mikoto Umezu
* Hana Wada
* Kirari Yamaguchi
* Nikori Yamaguchi

2-kyū|

* Mao Itō
* Natsuko Iwasaki
* Mirei Kamada
* Riko Morimoto
* Nana Sakaki
* Kanade Sunahara
* Yuzuki Takeuchi

Current Title Holders|

* Tomoka Nishiyama (Jo-Ō, Women's Ōshō, Hakurei)
* Kana Fukuma (Women's Meijin, Woman's Ōi, Women's Ōza, Kurashiki Tōka, Seirei)

Qualifying Lifetime Title Holders|

* Hiroe Nakai (Queen Meijin)
* Tomoka Nishiyama (Lifetime Jo-Ō)
* Kana Fukuma (Queen Meijin, Queen Ōshō, Queen Ōi, Queen Kurashiki Tōka)
* Ichiyo Shimizu (Queen Meijin, Queen Ōshō, Queen Ōi, Queen Kurashiki Tōka)

Notes:
1\. No symbol denotes JSA affiliation
2\. An asterisk (*) denotes LPSA affiliation
3\. A cross (†) denotes unaffiliated.
4, A two-barred cross (‡) denotes a JSA apprentice school player.

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