Yūsuke Ina

Yūsuke Ina is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Ina was born in Zushi, Kanagawa on December 18, 1975. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's Apprentice School as a student of Kenji Kobayashi at the rank of 6-kyū in January 1990 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1998.

Ina finished the 72nd Meijin Class C2 league with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, earning a third demotion point, which meant automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.
On April 1, 2024, the posted on its official website that Ina had met the conditions for mandatory requirement for Free Class players, and that his retirement would become official upon completion of his current playing schedule. Ina's retirement became official on May 10, 2024, after losing a Class 5 37th Ryūō League relegation game to Satoru Sakaguchi. Ina retired with a career record of 353 wins and 351 losses for a 0.501 winning percentage.

The promotion history for Ina is as follows:

Ina's wife is a professional go player, and his younger sister is married to shogi professional Akira Watanabe.