Harue Tanikawa

Harue Tanikawa (谷川 治恵, Tanikawa Harue, born February 9, 1954) is a retired Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Harue Tanikawa
Native name谷川治恵
Born (1954-02-09) February 9, 1954
HometownSaitama Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusSeptember 23, 1976(1976-09-23) (aged 22)
Badge NumberW-2
RankWomen's 5-dan
RetiredApril 30, 2002(2002-04-30) (aged 48)[1]
TeacherYūji Sase (9-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life and education

Tanikawa was born on February 9, 1954, in Saitama Prefecture.[2] She is a graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University.[1]

JSA director and other offices

Tanikawa was elected to Japan Shogi Association's board of directors as a non-executive director in May 2011, and was reelected to the same position in June 2013 and June 2015.[3][4][5]

She also served as the president of the Women's Shogi Professionals' Association from May 2001[1] until May 2003[6] and from June 2007[7] until March 2009.

Promotion history

Tanikawa's promotion history is as follows:[8]

  • 1976, September 23: 1-kyū
  • 1978, September 10: 1-dan
  • 1981, March 19: 2-dan
  • 1989, May 22: 3-dan
  • 2000, June 28: 4-dan
  • 2011, April 1: 5-dan

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Tanikawa's only major title appearance came in 1980 when she challenged Akiko Takojima for the 3rd Women's Ōshō title. She lost the match 2 games to none.[9][10]

Awards and honors

Tanikawa received the Tokyo Shogi Journalists' Association's Annual Shogi Award for the April 2009 – March 2010 shogi year.[11]

References
  1. "Tanikawa Harue Joryū Yondan, Intai" 谷川治惠女流四段, 引退 [Women's professional 4d Harue Tanikawa retires] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 2002. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu" 女流棋士データベース [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 26, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 7, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. "Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. "Joryū Kishikai Kaichō ni Fujimori Natsuko Joryū Sandan" 女流棋士会長に藤森奈津子女流三段 [Women's professional 3d Natsuko Fujimori elected president of the Women's Shogi Professionals' Association] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 2003. Archived from the original on August 3, 1003. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. "Joryū Kishikai, Shinyakuin no Oshirase" 女流棋士会, 新役員のお知らせ [Women's Shogi Professionals' Association announces new officers] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. June 2007. Archived from the original on September 9, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Tanikawa Harue Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 谷川治恵 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Harue Tanikawa Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  9. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Tanikawa Harue Taitoru Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 谷川治恵 タイトル履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Harue Tanikawa Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. "Joryū Ōshōsen: Kako no Kekka" 女流王将戦: 過去の結果 [Women's Ōshō Tournament: Past results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  11. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Tanikawa Harue Shōgi Taishō" 女流棋士データベース: 谷川治恵 将棋大賞 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Harue Tanikawa Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved September 2, 2019.


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