
将棋界で女性初となる棋士が誕生。西山朋佳女流四冠(31)が女性初の棋士となる悲願を果たし、来春から棋士として活動することになった。女流棋士誕生から半世紀余りでの快挙となる。
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将棋の棋士とは別制度である女流棋士が誕生して半世紀余りが経過し、これまで女性の棋士は存在しなかった。
将棋の棋士に男女の別はないが、競技人口の少ない女性は進出が遅れた。棋士とは別制度の女流棋士が誕生して半世紀余りで、西山朋佳女流四冠(31)が女性初の棋士となる悲願を果たした。
将棋・西山朋佳女流四冠が棋士に 「もっと上目指す」―女性初、来春から
女流棋士第1号の蛸島彰子女流六段(80)は「重圧の中でよく頑張った」と喜ぶ。自身は1961年、棋士養成機関「奨励会」に15歳で入会。「私に負けて坊主にする人もいた」と言うほど男女の実力差は大きかった。
日本将棋連盟は74年、女性への普及のため、初代女流名人の蛸島さんら6人を初の女流棋士とした。現会長の清水市代女流七段(57)らが後に続いた。
棋力差は大きく、93年に中井広恵女流六段(57)が女流で初めて公式戦で男性棋士に勝つと大きなニュースになった。奨励会の壁は厚く、女性たちの挑戦ははね返された。女流随一の実績を持つ福間香奈女流四冠(34)は、奨励会と2度の棋士編入試験でも棋士の座をつかめなかった。
2010年代に入り、関西から「西山が強い。鍛えれば相当なところまで行く」という評判が届く。西山さんは関東奨励会に移籍後、棋士との研究会で実力をさらに伸ばし、夢を実現。「棋士の側にも何とかしてあげたい気持ちがあった」と蛸島さんは語る。
奨励会を勝ち抜き棋士になった女性はまだいない。現在、15歳以下の女性会員3人が奮闘中だ。「50年でここまで来た。楽しみにしている」と蛸島さんは期待を寄せる。
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西山朋佳が来春から棋士として活動を開始する
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