Hiroaki Yokoyama
Hiroaki Yokoyama is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Hiroaki Yokoyama was born on October 16, 1980, in Tama, Tokyo. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional in August 1993, was promoted to 1-dan in July 1999, and finally obtained full professional status and corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2002.Shogi professional
Promotion history
The promotion history for Yokoyama is as follows:- 6-kyū: 1993
- 1-dan: 1999
- 4-dan: October 1, 2002
- 5-dan: October 30, 2007
- 6-dan: December 7, 2012
- 7-dan: September 11, 2019