is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
Early life and amateur shogi Yoshiike was born in Arakawa, Tokyo, on November 8, 2004. Yoshiike learned how to play shogi from a friend when he was an elementary school first grade student, and subsequently started attending a shogi school in Arakawa run by shogi professional Katsuhiko Murooka. Yoshiike entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of Murooka in September 2015 and was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in October 2021. He obtained regular professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2024 after finishing second in the 75th 3-dan League (AprilOctober 2024) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.
Shogi professional In October 2025, Yoshiike defeated Kanta Masegi 2 games to 1 to win the 15th tournament. This was the second appearance for Yoshiike in Kakogawa Seiryū tournament finals: he lost to :Nagisa Fujimoto 2 games to none two years earlier in the finals of the 13th Kakogawa Seiryū tournament when he was still an apprentice professional 3-dan.
Promotion history The promotion history for Yoshiike is as follows.
6-kyū: September 2015 3-dan: October 2021 4-dan: October 1, 2024
Titles and other championships Yoshiike has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won one non-title tournament.
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