Yūjirō Takahashi

is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.

Early life and amateur shogi Takahashi was born in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on July 9, 1999. Takahashi became interested in shogi after seeing is father and older brother playing the game. In September 2011, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional . He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in September 2020, and obtained regular professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2024 after finishing second in the 74th 3-dan League (October 2023March 2024) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses. Takahashi became the first person from Funabashi in 39 years to become a professional shogi player and just the second overall. (Kazuharu Shoshi, who was born in Tokyo but raised in Funabashi, became the first in 1985.)

In September 2024, Takahashi was chosen to be the opponent for women's shogi professional Tomoka Nishiyama in Game One of her Professional Admission Test; he lost the game in 132 moves.

Promotion history The promotion history for Takahashi is as follows.

6-kyū: September 2011 3-dan: September 2020 4-dan: October 1, 2024