Takehiro Ōhira | |
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Native name | 大平武洋 |
Born | May 11, 1977 |
Hometown | Kita, Tokyo |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | April 1, 2002 | (aged 24)
Badge Number | 243 |
Rank | 6- dan |
Teacher | Hiroto Kiritani (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.
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 at the rank of 6- kyū after winning the 15th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament 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 winning the 30th 3-dan League (October 2001 – March 2002) with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses. [2] [4] [5]
The promotion history for Ōhira is as follows. [6]