Yuta Iyama

Infobox Go player
playername=Iyama Yuta
fullname=Iyama Yuta
kanji=井山裕太
dateofbirth=birth date and age|1988|5|25
cityofbirth= Higashiosaka, Osaka
countryofbirth=Japan
residence=flagicon|Japan Tokyo, Japan
teacher=Kunio Ishii
turnedpro=2002
rank=8 dan
affiliation=Nihon Ki-in

nihongo|Yuta Iyama|井山裕太|"Iyama Yūta"|extra=born May 24, 1988 is a Japanese professional Go player.

Biography

Iyama made history by becoming one of the youngest professional Go player in history. By the time he reached the level of 1 dan in Japan, he was only 12 years old. He quickly rose among the ranks, achieving 4 dan in 2005. He slipped up in the final of the 30th Shinjin-O tournament against Kim Shushun 7 dan. Then, he leapfrogged to 7 dan in the same year when he won the 12th Japanese Agon Cup.

Promotion record

Promotion record
1 dan
2002

2 dan
2002

3 dan
2003

4 dan
2004

5 dan
2005
Skipped due to winning Agon Cup. (Special Nihon Ki-in rule)
6 dan
2005
Skipped due to winning Agon Cup. (Special Nihon Ki-in rule)
7 dan
2005
Defeated Satoru Kobayashi to win the 12th Agon Cup.
8 dan
2008

9 dan|

Titles & runners-up