Mana Watanabe
| Mana Watanabe | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 渡部愛 |
| Born | June 26, 1993 |
| Hometown | Obihiro, Hokkaido |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | October 24, 2013 (aged 20) |
| Badge Number | LPSA-19 |
| Rank | Women's 3-dan |
| Major titles won | 1 |
| Tournaments won | 2 |
| Websites | |
| LPSA profile page | |
Mana Watanabe (渡部 愛, Watanabe Mana, born June 26, 1993) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan. She is a former Women's Ōi title holder. She is also the first women's professional to come out of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan (LSPA) and subsequently be recognized as such by the Japan Shogi Association.[1][2][3]
Women's shogi professional[edit]
Watanabe's first appearance in a women's professional major title match came in May–June 2018 when she challenged Kana Satomi for 29th Women's Ōi title, and she won the match 3 games to 1.[4] The two met again the following year in the 30th Women's Ōi title match (May–June 2019); Watanabe was, however, unable to successfully defend her title, losing 3 games to 1.[5]
Watanabe met Tomoka Nishiyama in the title match of the 1st Hakurei title match in September–October 2021, but lost the match 4 games to none.[6]
Promotion history[edit]
Watanabe has been promoted as follows.[1]
- 3-kyū: July 3, 2012
- 2-kyū: October 2013
- 1-kyū: March 2014
- 1-dan: March 2014
- 2-dan: November 2017
- 3-dan: June 2018
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
Major titles and other championships[edit]
Watanabe has appeared in major title matches three times and has won one major title. In addition, she has also won two other official women's professional shogi tournaments.[1]
Awards and honors[edit]
Watanabe received the Japan Shogi Association's "Women's Professional Award", "Women's Professional Game of the Year", "Game of the Year Special Prize" Annual Shogi Awards for the April 2018 – March 2019 shogi year.[7][8]
In addition, to Annual Shogi Awards, Watanabe received Ōta, Tokyo's "Meritorious Resident Award" in 2019.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Watanabe is married to shogi professional Hirotaka Nozuki. The two got married in January 2024. Watanabe stated that she will continue to complete professionally under her maiden name.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Kireki (Watanabe Mana)" 棋歴（渡部愛） [Player history: Mana Watanabe] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "LPSA Kōnin Hatsu no Joryū Puro" LPSA公認 初の女流プロ [LPSA certifies its first women's professional]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). July 10, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Watanabe Mana Sankyū, Tokurei de Mitomeru...Nihon Shōgi Renmei" 渡部愛さんの女流3級, 特例で認める...将棋連盟 [Japan Shogi Association makes exception and recognizes Mana Watanabe as a women's professional 3-kyū]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on July 16, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Shōgi no Joryū Ōisen Watanabe Joryū Nidan ga Dasshu" 将棋の女流王位戦 渡部女流二段が奪取 [Women's professional Watanabe 2-dan captures Women's Ōi title]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). June 20, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Satō, Keiji (June 13, 2019). "Satomi Joryū Yonkan, Joryū Ōi Dasshu ｢Kuin Ōi｣ Shōgō Kakutoku" 里見女流四冠, 女流王位奪取 ｢クイーン王位｣ 称号獲得 [Satomi Women's 4-crown captures Women's Ōi title and "Queen Ōi" lifetime title]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Shōgi･Hakureisen, Nishiyama Tomoka Sanka ga Shodai Taitoru Kakutoku...Shōkin wa Joryū Gikai Saikōgaku Sengohyakuman" 将棋･白玲戦, 西山朋佳三冠が初代タイトル獲得...賞金は女流棋界最高額1500万円 [Tomoka Nishiyama 3-crown first winner of the Hakurei title...the winner's prize of JPY 15,000,000 is largest in women's profssional shogi.]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Saiyūshūkishishō wa Toyoshima Nikan Fujii Shichidan wa ｢Myōshu｣ de Jushōllanguage=ja" 最優秀棋士賞は豊島二冠 藤井七段は｢妙手｣で受賞 [Toyoshima 2-crown named "Player of the Year"; Fujii 7d wins award for "best move".]. Asahi Shimbun. April 1, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Saiyūshūkishishō ni Toyoshima Masayuki Nikan, Dai Yonjūroku Shōgi Taishō Kimaru" 最優秀棋士賞に豊島将之二冠, 第46回将棋大賞決まる [46th Annual Shogi Award winners announced; Masayuki Toyoshima 2-crown wins "Player of the Year"] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 1, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Joryūkishi, Watanabe Mana-san ga Tōkyō･Ōtakumineiyoshō wo Jushō" 女流棋士, 渡部愛さんが東京･大田区民栄誉賞を受賞 [Women's professional Mana Watanabe awarded Ōta, Tokyo's "Meritorious Resident Award"]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). March 24, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Shogi no Watanabe Mana Joryu Sandan ga Nozuki Hirotaka 8-dan to Kekkon" 将棋の渡部愛女流三段が野月浩貴八段と結婚 [Shogi's women professional 3-dan Mana Watanabe married Hirotaka Nozuki 8-dan]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). February 14, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
External links[edit]
- 公益社団法人日本女子プロ将棋協会: 所属棋士 (in Japanese)
- Mana Watanabe on Twitter
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