Takehiro Ōhira

Takehiro Ōhira
Takehiro Ōhira
Native name	大平武洋
Born	May 11, 1977 (age 47)
Hometown	Kita, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2002 (aged 24)
Badge Number	243
Rank	6-dan
Teacher	Hiroto Kiritani [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin class	Free
Ryūō class	6
Notable students	Kōhei Hasebe
Websites
	JSA profile page

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

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]

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

References

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōhira Takehiro" 棋士データベース: 大平武洋 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takehiro Ōhira] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 26. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Google Books.
^ "Chūgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 中学生将棋名人戦歴代優勝者一覧 [Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ "Shinyondan no Shōkai" 新四段の紹介 [New 4d introduction] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2002. Archived from the original on May 15, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ "Dai Sanjūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第30回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [30th Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōhira Takehiro Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 大平武洋昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takehiro Ōhira Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

External links

ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Ohira, Takehiro
Takehiro Ōhira on Twitter

[1] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōhira Takehiro" 棋士データベース: 大平武洋 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takehiro Ōhira] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[2016databook-2] Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 26. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Google Books.

[3] "Chūgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 中学生将棋名人戦歴代優勝者一覧 [Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament: List of Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[4] "Shinyondan no Shōkai" 新四段の紹介 [New 4d introduction] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2002. Archived from the original on May 15, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[5] "Dai Sanjūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第30回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [30th Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[6] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōhira Takehiro Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 大平武洋昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takehiro Ōhira Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

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