title: Yūsuke Ina
text: # Yūsuke Ina
  
  Yūsuke Ina (伊奈 祐介, Ina Yūsuke, born December 18, 1975) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
  
  ## Shogi professional
  
  Ina finished the 72nd Meijin Class C2 league (April 2013 – March 2014) with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, earning a third demotion point, which meant automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.
  
  ### Promotion history
  
  The promotion history for Ina is as follows:
  
  * 6-kyū: 1990
  * 1-dan: 1992
  * 4-dan: April 1, 1998
  * 5-dan: August 13, 2004
  * 6-dan: May 22, 2008
  * 7-dan: October 23, 2019
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Ina's wife is a professional go player, while his younger sister is married to shogi professional Akira Watanabe.
  
  