Kaori Uekawa

  • JSA W-46
  • LPSA W-16
RankWomen's 2-danTeacherKazuharu Shoshi (7-dan)WebsitesLPSA profile page

Kaori Uekawa (上川 香織, Uekawa Kaori, born July 30, 1974) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan. She is a member of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan.[1]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Uekawa has been promoted as follows.[2][3]

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Personal life

Uekawa married professional shogi player Ayumu Matsuo in April 2005, and Uekawa announced that she would be competing professionally under her married name.[5] On December 1, 2014, however, the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan announced that Uekawa would no longer be competing under the name "Matsuo".[6]

References

  1. ^ 所属棋士 [LPSA members] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kireki (Uekawa Kaori)" 棋歴(上川香織) [Player history: Kaori Uekawa] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Matsuo Kaori Joryū Shodan (Joryū Kishi Bangō 46)" 松尾香織 女流初段 (女流棋士番号46) [Kaori Matsuo Women's Professional 1d (Women's Professional Badge Number 46)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on May 13, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Uekawa Kaori Joryū Nidan ni Shōdan" 上川香織女流初段が女流二段に昇段 [Kaori Uekawa promoted to women's professional 2-dan] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. December 11, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Matsuo Ayumu Godan to Uekawa Kaori Joryū Shodan, Kekkon" 松尾歩五段と上川香織女流初段, 結婚 [Ayumu Matsuo 5d and Kaori Uekawa women's professional 1d announce marriage] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 2005. Archived from the original on August 31, 2005. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Oshirase (Nisenjūyonnen Jūnigatsu Tsuitachi" お知らせ (2014.12.1) [Announcement (2014.12.1)] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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