Marin Matsushita

Marin Matsumoto (松下 舞琳, Matsumoto Marin, born October 25, 2006) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.

Matsushita was born in Kumamoto, Japan on October 25, 2006.

[2][3] Under the guidance of shogi professional Shūji Satō, she entered the Kyushu Branch of the Japan Shogi Association's training group system in 2020.

In July 2022 while in her first year as a student at Kumamoto Prefectural Seiseikou High School, she qualified for women's professional status after being promoted to training group B2.

[4] She is the first women's professional shogi player to come from Kumamoto Prefecture.