Yoshiyuki Kubota
Yoshiyuki Kubota is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan.Yoshiyuki Kubota was born in Adachi, Tokyo on May 18, 1972. In 1984, he won the 9th, and later that same year entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1988, and full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994.The promotion history for Kubota is as follows:
- 1984: 6-kyū
- 1988: 1-dan
- 1994, April 1: 4-dan
- 1998, August 1: 5-dan
- 2007, January 22: 6-dan
- 2016, June 1: 7-dan
