Takehiro Ōhira

Takehiro Ōhira
Native name	大平武洋
Born	(1977-05-11) May 11, 1977 (age 47)
Hometown	Kita, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2002(2002-04-01) (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

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.
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.

External links

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