Sumie Ishitaka
Japanese shogi player
About Sumie Ishitaka
Born 1966. Sumie Ishitaka is a Japanese professional shogi player.
Sumie Ishitaka (石高 澄恵 Ishitaka Sumie, née Sumie Yokoyama 横山由紀, born September 27, 1966) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
Women's professional shogi player Promotion history Ishitaka's promotion history is as follows. Women's Professional Apprentice League: 1985 3-kyū: March 1, 1987 1-kyū: March 1, 1989 1-dan: February 26, 1992 2-dan: April 1, 2000
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
Awards and honors Ishitaka received the Japan Shogi Association's received the "25 Years Service Award" in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years in 2011.
Personal life In April 2004, the announced on it official website that Yokoyama had gotten married and had decided to complete professionally under her married name Ishitaka.
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Japanese shogi player
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Sumie Ishitaka was born on 27 September 1966 in Esashi.
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Sumie Ishitaka is a professional shogi player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sumie Ishitaka. https://biography.guide/sumie-ishitaka/
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