Akihiro Takada

Akihiro Takada
Native name	高田明浩
Born	(2002-06-02) June 2, 2002 (age 22)
Hometown	Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2021(2021-04-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number	328
Rank	5-dan
Teacher	Nobuo Mori [ja] (7-dan)
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	5
Websites
JSA profile page

Akihiro Takada (高田 明浩, Takada Akihiro, born June 20, 2002) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Takada was born in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan on June 20, 2002.^[1] He learned how to play shogi when he was third-grade elementary school student.^[2]

Takada entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in September 2014 as a student of shogi professional Nobuo Mori [ja].^[2][3] Takada was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in April 2020 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after tying for first place in the 68th 3-dan League (October 2020 – March 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.^[2][3][4][5]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Takada is as follows.^[6]

• 6-kyū: September 2014
• 3-dan: April 2020
• 4-dan: April 1, 2021
• 5-dan: March 12, 2024

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takada Akihiro" 棋士データベース: 高田明浩 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takada Ida] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
2. "Shin Yondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
3. Murase, Shin'ya (September 12, 2020). "Ida･Takada ga Puro Iri Shōgi･Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 井田･高田がプロ入り 将棋･奨励会三段リーグ戦 [Shogi Apprentice School 3-dan League: Ida and Takada are this year's new shogi professionals]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 5, 2021.
4. "Ida Sandan & Takada Sandan ga Shinyondan, Tomo ni Fujii Nikan to En" 井田三段&高田三段が新四段, ともに藤井2冠と縁 [Ida 3-dan and Takada 3-dan are the new 4-dans; both have a connection to Fujii 2-drown]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). March 6, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
5. "Dai Rokujūhakkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisennijūnen Jūgatsu kara Nisennijūichinen Sangatsu" 第68回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2021年10月～2021年3月 [68th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2020 to March 2021] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takada Akihiro Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 高田明浩 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akihiro Ida Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Takada, Akihiro