title: Yūta Komori
text: # Yūta Komori
  
  Yūta Komori (古森 悠太, Komori Yūta, August 20, 1995) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 5-dan.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Komori was born on August 20, 1995, in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was a second-grade elementary school student.
  
  In September 2008, Komori was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) apprentice school under the guidance of shogi professional Kenji Kobayashi at the rank of 6-kyū. He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2016, and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2017 after finishing second in the 61st 3-dan League (April 2017 – September 2017) with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.
  
  Komori is a graduate of Kobe University. He received his degree in economics from the school in the Spring of 2018.
  
  ## Promotion history
  
  The promotion for Komori is as follows:
  
  * 6-kyū: September 2008
  * 3-dan: October 2016
  * 4-dan: October 1, 2017
  * 5-dan: March 5, 2020
  