Kumi Yamada

is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is the current president of the .

Women's shogi professional Promotion history Yamada's promotion history is as follows. 2-kyū: April 20, 1982 1-dan: April 1, 1983 2-dan: February 28, 1990 3-dan: April 1, 2000 4-dan: September 29, 2014

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships Yamada has appeared in major titles match twice, but has yet to win a major title. She unsuccessfully challenged for the 12th title in 1989, the 22nd title in 2014.

Ladies Professional Players Group Yamada was elected president of the for the first time in June 2017, and re-elected to another two-year term in June 2019.