Yūta Komori (古森 悠太, Komori Yūta, August 20, 1995) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Komori was born on August 20, 1995, in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture.
[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was a second-grade elementary school student.
[2] 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.
[2] 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.