Shōko Kubo (久保 翔子, Kubo Shōko, born January 12, 2006) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-kyū.
Kubo was born in Osaka, Japan on January 12, 2006.
[1] Since her father Toshiaki is also a shogi professional, she was exposed to the game from an early age.
[2][3] Under the guidance of her father, she entered the Kansai branch of Japan Shogi Association's training group system in October 2019 when she was a first-year junior high school student.
[4] She qualified for women's professional status in September 2022 after being promoted to training group B2.