is a Japanese

professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional player ...

ranked 4- dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Okabe was born in

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on April 8, 1999. He learned how to play shogi from watching his older brother and grandfather play, and eventually was accepted into the

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's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a student of shogi professional in September 2011. Okabe was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2016. He obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 2022 after tying for first with

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in the 70th 3-dan League (October 2021March 2022) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Okabe is as follows. *6-

: September 2011 *3-dan: October 2016 *4-dan: April 1, 2022

References

External links

* ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Reo Okabe
{{DEFAULTSORT:Okabe, Reo Living people Japan Shogi Association players 1999 births Japanese shogi players Professional shogi players from Yamagata Prefecture