title: Fusako Ajiki
text: # Fusako Ajiki
  
  Fusako Ajiki (安食 総子, Ajiki Fusako, born May 2, 1974) is a retired Japanese women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 2-dan.
  
  ## Women's professional shogi
  
  On April 1, 2022, the Japan Shogi Association announced that Ajiki had met the criteria for mandatory retirement but that the effective date of her retirement had yet to be determined. On July 11, 2022, Ajiki lost to Ayaka Ōshima in the last round of Class D section of the Hakurei Tournament [ja]. The JSA announced the following day that her retirement became official after this loss.
  
  ## Promotion history
  
  Ajiki's promotion history was as follows:
  
  * 2-kyū: April 1, 1998
  * 1-kyū: April 1, 2002
  * 1-dan: April 1, 2003
  * Retired: July 11, 2022
  * 2-dan: April 1, 2023
  
  Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
  
  