Nishiyama Earns Right to Become Shogi’s 1st Woman Kishi
KANAZAWA (Jiji Press) — Tomoka Nishiyama, a joryu kishi, or female professional shogi player, obtained the right to become a kishi, a player under a different professional system for the board game, on Saturday, when she won the Hakurei title for the fifth time.
Tomoka Nishiyama, a highly accomplished female professional shogi player, was granted the opportunity to become the first woman kishi on Saturday. This achievement was the result of her fifth consecutive win of the Hakurei title. Currently, Nishiyama holds four joryu kishi titles, including the prestigious Hakurei and Seirei titles.
The kishi and joryu kishi systems operate under different professional structures; while the joryu kishi system is exclusively for women, both male and female players can become kishi. If Nishiyama chooses to utilize her newly earned right, she will become the pioneering female kishi in the history of shogi.
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