Ayaka Ōshima
| Ayaka Ōshima | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 大島綾華 |
| Born | January 31, 2003 |
| Hometown | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | May 1, 2021 (aged 18) |
| Badge number | W-74 |
| Rank | Women's 2-dan |
| Teacher | Nobuo Mori (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
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.[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
In March 2024, Ōshima defeated Keika Kitamura in the finals of the 17th Women's Mynavi Open 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]
Ōshima qualified for her second major title match in March 2026 when she defeated Yui Isoya in the finals of the 37th Women's Ōi Tournament's challenger league;[6] Ōshima, however, lost the 37th Women's Ōi Title Match (April–May 2026) to Women's Ōi Kana Fukuma 3 games to none.[7]
Promotion history
Ōshima's promotion history is as follows:[8]
- 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
Ōshima has appeared in a women's professional shogi major title match twice but has yet to win a major title.[9]
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ōshima Ayaka Joryū Nidan, Akogare no Fukuma Kana Joryū Ōi e Chōsenken Kakutoku ｢Mochijikan no Nagai Shōgi de Fukuma-san to Saserukoto ga Totemo Kōei｣" 大島綾華女流二段, 憧れの福間香奈女流王位への挑戦権獲得 ｢持ち時間の長い将棋で福間さんと指せることがとても光栄｣ [Women's professional 2-dan Ayaka Ōshima to challenge her idol Women's Ōi Kana Fukuma; Ōshima says she's "very honored to be able to play Fukuma under long time control conditions"]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). March 13, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ Maruyama, Susmu (May 23, 2026). "Fukuma Kana Joryū Ōi ga Sanrenshō de Bōei Hachirenpa wo Kime Gokan Mamoru" 福間香奈女流王位が3連勝で防衛 8連覇を決め5冠守る [Kana Fukuma wins three straight to defend her Women's Ōi title; it is the eight consecutive time she has won the title, and the win maintained her 5-crown status]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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 June 16, 2026.
External links
- ShogiHub: Ōshima, Ayaka