Ichiyo Shimizu

Ichiyo Shimizu (清水市代, Shimizu Ichiyo, born January 9, 1969) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.She is the first female player to obtain this rank She became the first women's professional to be promoted to the rank of women's 6-dan and obtain 40 women titles.Official JSA Profile She is also the second women's professional to win 600 official games.
JSA director
In May 2017, Shimizu became the first women to be elected as an executive director to the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) board of directors. She was re-elected to a second two-year term in June 2019.

Honors
Shimizu has received several awards in recognition of her accomplishments in shogi and contributions to the Japanese society.

 1996, June: Minister of Education Award
 1997, February: Tokyo Resident Culture Honor Award (Awarded by the Governor of Tokyo in recognition of cultural achievements)
 2000, November: Higashimurayama,City in western Tokyo Tokyo Resident Honor Award
 2008, August: Kurashiki Shogi Culture Honor Award
 2009: 25 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years)

Title match records
The following tables are the summary of her achievements.
Names in this table are her opponents.Pink means that she has defended or obtained title. Deep pink means that she obtained a lifetime title.o: win x: lose s: game suspended
Shogi Awards - WMVP : Women player MVP (最優秀女流棋士賞), WPA : Women player award (女流棋士賞), SP: Special Award, WPPMG: Women Player who Played More Games than others
YearTitlesOtherTitlesShogi AwardNotes女王 (Queen)女流王将 (Women King)女流王位 (Women Monarch)清麗 (Seirei)女流王座 (Women Throne)倉敷藤花 (Kurashiki Toka Cup)女流名人  (Women Grand Master)1985－(Season 8)　－－－－(Season 12)　Professional player debut1986－－－－－1987－　－－－－Hiroe NakaioooLOTLadies Open Tournament★WPA1988－　－－－－Hiroe Nakaixooxx1989－－－－－Hiroe Nakaiooo1990－(Season 1)　－－－Naoko Hayashibaxxox1991－Naoko Hayashibaoxo－－－LOT★WPA1992－↓－－－Hiroe NakaixxxLOT1993－Naoko HayashibaooHiroe Nakaioxoo－－<Season 1>　LOT★WPA1994－Haruko SaidaxxHiroe Nakaiooo－－Naoko HayashibaooHiroe Nakaiooo★WPA1995－Rieko Yauchiooo－－Haruko SaidaoxoHiroe Nakaiooo★WPAPromoted to 5 danYear女王 (Queen)女流王将 (Women King)女流王位 (Women Monarch)清麗 (Seirei)女流王座 (Women Throne)倉敷藤花 (Kurashiki Toka Cup)女流名人 (Women Grand Master)OtherTitlesShogi AwardNotes1996－(Season 18)Hiroe NakaioxxooDominated 4 titles<Season 7>Sachio IshibashiooxoMaintained 4 titles－－<Season 4>Sayuri KimuraooMaintained 4 titles<Season 23>Hiroe NakaixoxooMaintained 4 titles★WPASPDominated 4 titlesObtained lifetime title1997－Haruko SaidaoxoxxRieko Yauchioxxox－－Hiroe NakaioxoHiroe NakaioooLOTKajima Cup★WPA1998－Haruko SaidaoooRieko YauchixoooDominated 4 titles－－Ryoko ChibaoxoMaintained 4 titlesRyoko ChibaooxoMaintained 4 titles★WPADominated 4 titlesObtained 2 lifetime titles in this year1999－Sachio IshibashiooxxxRyoko Chibaooxo－－Rieko YauchiooHiroe NakaixxxKajima Cup 2000－Sachio IshibashioxooRyoko Chibaooo－－Rieko YauchiooLOT★WMVP4th lifetime titlePromoted to 6-dan (1st female player to obtain this rank)2001－Rieko YauchixoooHiroe Nakaixxooo－－Hiroe NakaixoxWPA2002－Hiroe NakaixxxSachio Ishibashiooo－2003－Hiroe Nakaixooo－－Hiroe NakaioxooLOT★WMVP2004－Rieko Yauchiooo－－Hiroe NakaioxoRyoko ChibaoxooKajima Cup ★WMVP2005－Hiroe Nakaioxoo－－Rieko YauchiooRieko Yauchixxx2006－Sachio Ishibashiooxo－－Haruko Saidaxox2007－Ryoko ChibaxoooSachio Ishibashixoxox－－Haruko Saidaxoo★WMVP2008(Season 1)　Rieko YauchiooxoSachio Ishibashixxoox－－Kana SatomixxRieko Yauchixooxo★WMVP2009　Hatsumi UedaooSachio Ishibashixooxo－－Kana SatomixxxWPA2010　Kana SatomioxxTomomi Kaixxox－－Kana SatomixxxWPPMG (30 Games)2011　 Tomomi Kaixxoox－(Season 1)Momoko KatoxoxoxKana SatomixxKana SatomioxxxDaiwa Securities CupWPAWPPMG (55 games)Annual winning record (40wins)　2012－2013－2014Manao KagawaoxxTomomi Kaisoxxx－Kana SatomixxxWPPMG (37 Games)　2015－Kana Satomioxxox　2016－2017－2018－Kana SatomixxxOldest finalist (challenger to the defending champion) in women titles2019(Season 1)　Year女王 (Queen)女流王将 (Women King)女流王位 (Women Monarch)清麗 (Seirei)女流王座 (Women Throne)倉敷藤花 (Kurashiki Toka Cup)女流名人 (Women Grand Master)OtherTitlesShogi AwardNotesTotal－15 times as finalistObtained 9 times20 times as finalistObtained 14 times－2 times as finalist　14 times as finalistObtained 10 times20 times as finalistObtained 10 times11 times　　 71 times as finalist, obtained title for 43 times (Japan record)
Title  Years  Number of times overall 女流名人 (Women Grand Master) 1987, 1989, 199498, 200304, 2008  10 女流王将 (Women King) 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 200001, 200709 9 女流王位 (Women Monarch) 199396, 19982006, 2009 14 (Japan record) Kurashiki Tōka Cup 19942000, 200405, 2007  10 (Japan record)

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