Hatsumi Ueda

Hatsumi Ueda (上田 初美) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is a former Women's title holder.

Promotion history
Ueda's promotion history is as follows.
 * 2-kyū: April 1, 2001
 * 1-kyū: April 1, 2002
 * 1-dan: April 1, 2003
 * 2-dan: June 30, 2008
 * 3-dan: May 10, 2011
 * 4-dan: May 21, 2018

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships
Ueda has appeared in major title matches nine times and has won a total of two titles: she won the Women's Jo-Ō title in 2011 and 2012. In addition to major titles, Ueda has won one other shogi championships: the 6th Daiwa Securities Strongest Women's Professional Cup in 2012.

Awards and honors
Ueda has received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards: "Women's Professional Most Games Played" (2009); "Women's Professional Award" and "Game of the Year Special Prize" (2012); "Women's Professional Award" and "Game of the Year Special Prize" (2016); and "Game of the Year Special Prize" (2018).

Personal life
Ueda is married to shogi professional Takuma Oikawa. The couple were married in June 2013 and have two daughters.