Shinobu Iwane

Shinobu Iwane (岩根 忍) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.

Promotion history
Iwane's promotion history is as follows.
 * 1-kyū: April 1, 2004
 * 1-dan: April 1, 2005
 * 2-dan: March 9, 2009
 * 3-dan: February 22, 2016

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships
Iwane has appeared in major title matches three times, but has yet to win a major title. She was the challenger for the 2nd MyNavi Women's Open Jo-Ō title in 2009, the 18th Kurashiki Tōka Cup title in 2010 and the 27th Women's Ōi title in 2016, but lost each time.

Awards and honors
Iwane received the Japan Shogi Association's Annual Shogi Award for "Women's Professional Most Games Played" for the April 2009 –March 2010 shogi year.