is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 6-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship Yūki Fujikura was born on October 23, 1979, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional in 1992, was promoted to 1-dan in 1998, and finally obtained full professional status and corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2002 after winning the 31st 3-dan League (April 2002October 2002) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.
Shogi professional Fujikura retired from professional shogi on May 19, 2022. He finished his career with a record of 168 wins and 236 losses.
Promotion history The promotion history for Fujikura is as follows: 6-kyū: 1992 1-dan: 1998 4-dan: October 1, 2002 5-dan: April 22, 2012 Retired: May 19, 2022 6-dan: April 1, 2024
References
External links ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Fujikura, Yuki blog: 志木こども教室ブログ