Yūta Ishikawa

Yūta Ishikawa (石川 優太) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship
Ishikawa was born on November 11, 1984, in Kawagoe, Mie. When he was around six years old, he saw his grandfather playing shogi and became interested in the learning how to play. In September 2006, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school under the guidance of shogi professional Nobuo Mori at the rank of 6-kyū, and was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in April 2013. Ishikawa obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2019 after finishing in second place in the 65th 3-dan League (April 2019 –September 2019) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Promotion history
Ishikawa's promotion history is as follows.
 * 6-kyū: September 2006
 * 3-dan: April 2013
 * 4-dan: October 1, 2019
 * 5-dan: September 20, 2022