Yūta Ishikawa

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 at the rank of 6-kyū, and was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in April 2013.

Shogi professional 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