Rieko Yauchi

Rieko Yauchi (矢内 理絵子, Yauchi Rieko, born January 10, 1980) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-dan. She is a former Women's Meijin, Ōi and Jo-Ō title holder.[1]

Reiko Yauchi
Yauchi in 2013
Native name	矢内理絵子
Born	(1980-01-10) January 10, 1980
Hometown	Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 1993(1993-04-01) (aged 13)
Badge Number	W-16
Rank	Women's 5-dan
Teacher	Shigeru Sekine (9-dan)
Major titles won	6
Tournaments won	2
Websites
JSA profile page
Rieko Yauchi on Twitter

Promotion history

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

• 1990: Women's Professional Apprentice League
• 1993, April 1: 2-kyū
• 1995, April 1: 1-kyū
• 1995, July 10: 1-dan
• 1997, April 1: 2-dan
• 1997, October 27: 3-dan
• 2004, August 3: 4-dan
• 2014, February 21: 5-dan

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Yauchi has appeared in major title matches eighteen times and has won a total of six titles.[3] In addition to major titles, Yauchi has won two other shogi championships.[4]

Major titles

Title	Years	Number of times overall
Women's Ōi	1997	1
Women's Meijin	2005–07	3
Jo-Ō	2008–09	2

Other championships

Tournament	Years	Number of times
^*Ladies Open Tournament	1998, 2006	2

Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held or currently suspended.

Awards and honors

Yauchi has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards[5] and other awards in recognition of her accomplishments in shogi and contributions made to Japanese society.[6]

Annual shogi awards

• 33rd Annual Awards (April 2005 – March 2006): Woman's Professional of the Year
• 34th Annual Awards (April 2006 – March 2007): Women's Professional of the Year
• 35th Annual Awards (April 2007 – March 2008): Women's Professional Award

Other awards

• 2007, February: 2nd Saitama Kagayaki Ogino Ginko Award
• 2008, July: City of Gyōda Tourism Ambassador

References

1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Reiko" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Reiko Yauchi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
2. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
3. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
4. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Yūshō Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 優勝履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
5. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Shōgi Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 将棋大賞 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
6. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Yauchi Rieko Sonota Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 矢内理絵子 その他表彰 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Rieko Yauchi Annual Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Yauchi, Rieko