Kirari Yamaguchi

Kirari Yamaguchi
Native name山口稀良莉
Born (2005-01-11) January 11, 2005 (age 19)
HometownGifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Career
Achieved professional statusDecember 1, 2020(2020-12-01) (aged 15)
Badge NumberW-72
RankWomen's 1-kyū
TeacherShōdo Nakada [ja] (7-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Kirari Yamaguchi (山口 稀良莉, Yamaguchi Kirari, born January 11, 2005) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-kyū.[1]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Yamaguchi's promotion history is as follows:[2]

  • 2-kyū: December 1, 2020
  • 1-kyū: September 22, 2021

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Personal life

Kirari's older sister Nikori is also a women's professional shogi player. The two are the fifth pair of sisters to become women's professionals.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamaguchi Kirari" 女流棋士データベース: 山口稀良莉 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kirari Yamaguchi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yamaguchi Kirari Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 山口稀良莉 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Kirari Yamaguchi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Yamaguchi Kirari-san ga Jūnigatsu kara Joryūkishi Nikyū ni" 山口稀良莉さんが12月から女流棋士2級に [Kirari Yamaguchi will be a women's professional 2-kyū from December] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Shijō Goretsume no Shimai Joryūkishi ga Tanjō...Ane･Yamaguchi Nikori ni Tsuzuki, Kirari-san Nikyū Shōkyū" 史上5例目の姉妹女流棋士が誕生...姉･山口仁子梨さんに続き，稀良莉さん2級昇級 [Kirari Yamaguchi promoted to women's shogi professional 2-kyū to join her older sister Nikori's as a women's shogi professional; the two are the fifth pair of sisters to become women's shogi professionals.]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). November 28, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Joryūkishi Futari Tanjō! Yamaguchi Kirari-san Gokumime Shimaikishi" 女流棋士2人誕生！山口稀良莉さん5組目姉妹棋士 [Two new women's shogi professionals announced! Kirari Yamaguchi's promotion means that she and her older sister are the fifth pairs of sisters to become women's shogi professionals]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.


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