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Takehiro Ōhira

Japanese shogi player (born 1977) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Takehiro Ōhira (大平 武洋, Ōhira Takehiro; born May 11, 1977) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

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Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Ōhira was born in Kita, Tokyo on May 11, 1977.[1] When he was an elementary school fourth-grade student, he joined the Japan Shogi Association's training group system and eventually moved on to the association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional Hiroto Kiritani [ja] at the rank of 6-kyū after winning the 15th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] in 1990 as a first-grade junior high school student.[2][3]

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 2001  March 2002) with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.[2][4][5]

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Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Ōhira is as follows.[6]

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

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