Professional shogi player

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A professional shogi player (shōgi kishi (将棋棋士) or puro kishi (プロ棋士)) is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional players: regular professional and women's professional. All regular professional shogi players are members of the Japan Shogi Association (JSA). However, only regular professional players, who are as of yet all male, are considered to be full-fledged members. Women's professional players belong to groups distinct from regular professional players. In Japanese, the term kishi (棋士) only refers to regular professional players to the exclusion of women's professionals, who are called joryū kishi (女流棋士).

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