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 playe ...

ranked 6- dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Ōhira was born in

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on May 11, 1977. When he was an elementary school fourth-grade student, he joined the

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's training group system and eventually moved on to the association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional at the rank of 6-

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after winning the in 1990 as a first-grade junior high school student. Ōhira was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1993 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2002 after winning the 30th 3-dan League (October 2001March 2002) with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

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

: 1990 * 1-dan: 1993 * 4-dan: April 1, 2002 * 5-dan: September 19, 2006 * 6-dan: January 8, 2016

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Ohira, Takehiro
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohira, Takehiro 1977 births Japanese shogi players Japan Shogi Association players Free class shogi players Living people Professional shogi players from Tokyo People from Kita