Aya Uchiyama

Aya Uchiyama (内山 あや, Uchiyama Aya; born May 22, 2004) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.^[1][2][3]

Aya Uchiyama
Native name	内山 あや
Born	(2004-05-22) May 22, 2004 (age 21)
Hometown	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Career
Achieved professional status	December 1, 2020(2020-12-01) (aged 16)
Badge Number	W-71
Rank	Women's 1-dan
Teacher	Tadao Kitajima (7-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life and amateur shogi

As a junior high school seventh-grade student in 2017, Ushiyama finished third in the 42nd Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament [ja].^[4] Two years later in October 2019, she finished fourth in the 51st Women's Amateur Meijin Tournament [ja], losing in the semi-finals to Miran Nohara.^[5][6]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Uchiyama's promotion history is as follows:^[7]

• 2-kyū: December 1, 2020
• 1-kyū: April 1, 2022
• 1-dan: March 9, 2023

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.