Yūgo Takeuchi

Yūgo Takeuchi (竹内 雄悟, Takeuchi Yūgo; born December 17, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Takeuchi Yūgo
Native name	竹内雄悟
Born	(1987-12-17) December 17, 1987 (age 37)
Hometown	Hiroshima
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2013(2013-04-01) (aged 25)
Badge Number	292
Rank	5-dan
Teacher	Nobuo Mori [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin class	Free
Ryūō class	5
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life and apprenticeship

Takeuchi was born in Hiroshima, Japan on December 17, 1987.^[1] He learned how to play shogi from his grandfather, and was accepted in to the Japanese Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 3-kyū as student of shogi professional Nobuo Mori [ja] in 2004.^[2]

Takeuchi was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2008, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2013 after finishing second in the 52nd 3-dan League (October 2012 – March 2013) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.^[2][3]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Takeuchi is as follows:^[4]

• 3-kyū: September 2004
• 3-dan: October 2009
• 4-dan: April 1, 2013
• 5-dan: September 13, 2018