Yūki Fujikura

Yūki Fujikura (藤倉 勇樹) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship
Yūki Fujikura was born on October 23, 1979, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Noboru Sakurai in 1992, was promoted to 1-dan in 1998, and finally obtained full professional status and corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2002 after winning the 31st 3-dan League (April 2002 –October 2002) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Shogi professional
Fujikura retired from professional shogi on May 19, 2022. He finished his career with a record of 168 wins and 236 losses.

Promotion history
The promotion history for Fujikura is as follows:
 * 6-kyū: 1992
 * 1-dan: 1998
 * 4-dan: October 1, 2022
 * 5-dan: April 22, 2012
 * Retired: May 19, 2022