Yūichi Tanaka
Yūichi Tanaka is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
Early life
Tanaka was born in Nagano, Nagano on March 14, 1985. He became interested in shogi as a fourth-grade elementary school student after watching some friends play and asked his father to teach him the rules. Shortly thereafter, he started frequenting a local shogi club to improve his skill.Amateur shogi and apprenticeship
As a first-grade junior high school student in 1997, Tanaka finished third in the 18th. In September of the following year, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional at the rank of 6-kyū. He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2008 after finishing tied with Akira Inaba in the 42nd 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.Shogi professional
Promotion history
The promotion history for Tanaka is as follows:- 6-kyū: September 1998
- 4-dan: April 1, 2008
- 5-dan: October 23, 2014
- 6-dan: October 12, 2023
Personal life