Ryō Shimamoto

Ryō Shimamoto
Native name	島本亮
Born	(1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 44)
Hometown	Kobe
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2003(2003-04-01) (aged 22)
Badge Number	247
Rank	5-dan
Teacher	Kenji Kobayashi (9-dan)
Meijin class	Free
Ryūō class	6
Websites
JSA profile page

Ryō Shimamoto (島本亮, Shimamoto Ryō, May 5, 1980) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.^[1]

Shogi professional

The promotion history for Shimamoto is as follows:^[2]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Shimamoto Ryō" 棋士データベース: 島本亮 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryō Shimamoto] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Shimamoto Ryō Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 島本亮昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Ryō Shimamoto Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

Active professional shogi players

9-dan

8-dan

7-dan

6-dan

5-dan

4-dan

Current titleholders

Lifetime titleholders

Awarded	Kōji Tanigawa (Meijin)
Qualifying	Yoshiharu Habu (Kiō, Kisei, Meijin, Ōi, Ōshō, Ōza and Ryūō) Toshiyuki Moriuchi (Meijin) Yasumitsu Satō (Kisei) Akira Watanabe (Kiō and Ryūō)