Takahiro Ōhashi

Takahiro Ōhashi (大橋 貴洸, Ōhashi Takahiro, September 22, 1992) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Takahiro Ōhashi
Ōhashi at a human shogi event in November 2018.
Native name大橋貴洸
Born (1992-09-22) September 22, 1992
HometownShingū, Wakayama
Career
Achieved professional statusOctober 1, 2016(2016-10-01) (aged 24)
Badge Number308
Rank7-dan
TeacherKazuharu Shoshi (7-dan)
Tournaments won2
Meijin classB1
Ryūō class3
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life and apprenticeship

Ōhashi was born in Shingū, Wakayama on September 22, 1992.[1] He learned how to play shogi as fourth-grade elementary school student, and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Kazuharu Shoshi in September 2006.[2]

Takahashi was promoted to 3-dan in 2010 and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2016 after finishing runner-up in the 59th 3-dan League (April 2016 – September 2016) with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.[2][3]

Shogi professional

Takahashi finished runner-up in the 46th Shinjin-Ō in 2015, losing to Tatsuya Sugai 2 games to 1. Takahashi was still ranked an apprentice professional 3-dan at the time, and won the first game of the match before Sugai came back to win the last two.[4]

Takahashi won his first tournament as a professional in August 2018 when he defeated Seiya Kondō to win the 3rd Yamada Challenge Cup.[5] In October of the same year, he defeated Hirotaka Kajiura 2 games to none to win the 8th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament.[6][7][8]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Ōhashi is as follows:[9]

  • 6-kyū: September 2006
  • 3-dan: October 2010
  • 4-dan: October 1, 2016
  • 5-dan: July 31, 2019
  • 6-dan: October 23, 2019
  • 7-dan: February 8, 2023

Titles and other championships

Ōhashi has yet to appear in a major title match, but he has won two non-major title championships.[10]

Awards and honors

Ōhashi received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" for the 2018–2019 Shogi Year.[11] He won the Kōzō Masuda Award for developing the Yōryū Fourth File Rook opening in 2020.[12][13]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōhashi Takahiro" 棋士データベース: 大橋貴洸 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takahiro Ōhashi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. "Shinyondan Tanjō no Oshirase * Fujii Sōta (Shijō Sainenshō Yondan)･Ōhashi Takahiro" 新四段誕生のお知らせ *藤井聡太(史上最年少四段)･大橋貴洸 [New 4-dans announced: Sōta Fujii (the youngest 4-dan in history) and Takahiro Ōhashi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  3. "Dai Gojūkyūkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūrokunen Shigatsu kara Nisenjūrokunen Kugatsu" 第59回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2016年4月～2016年9月 [59th apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2016 to September 2016] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  4. "Shogi Tsugai Rokudn ga Shinjin-Ō ni" 将棋 菅井六段が新人王に [Tsugai 6d wins Shinjin-Ō] (in Japanese). Japan Communist Party. October 20, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  5. "Shōgi no Yamadahai Ōhashi Yondan ga Hatsuyūshō" 将棋のYAMADA杯 大橋四段が初優勝 [Ōhashi 4d wins Yamada Cup for first championship as a professional]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). August 22, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  6. Mizuta, Yukihiro (October 20, 2018). "Shōgi･Kakogawa Seiryūsen Ōhashi Takahiro Yondan ga Yūshō" 将棋･加古川青流戦　大橋貴洸四段が優勝 [Takahiro Ōhashi wins Kakogawa Seiryu Tournament]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  7. "Shōgi no Kakagawa Seiryūseni Ōhashi Yondan ga Yūshō" 将棋の加古川青流戦　大橋四段が優勝 [Ōhashi 4d wins Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). October 28, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  8. Sato, Keiji (October 20, 2018). "Ōhashi Takahiro Yondan ga Kakogawa Seiryūsen wo Seisu" 大橋貴洸四段が加古川青流戦を制す [Takahiro Ōhashi wins Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  9. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōhashi Takahiro Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 大橋貴洸 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takahiro Ōhashi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  10. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōhashi Takahiro Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 大橋貴洸 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Takahiro Ōhashi Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  11. "Saiyūshūkishishō wa Toyoshima Nikan Fujii Shichidan wa ｢Myōshu｣ de Jushōlhanguage=ja" 最優秀棋士賞は豊島二冠 藤井七段は｢妙手｣で受賞 [Toyoshima 2-crown named "Player of the Year"; Fujii 7d wins award for "best move".]. Asahi Shimbun. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  12. "Dai Yonjūhakkai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 第48回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [48th Annual Shogi Awards Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  13. Murase, Shin'ya (April 1, 2021). "Fujii Nikan, Hatsu no Saiyūshūkishishō Yonnen Renzoku Shōritsu Hachiwarichō wo Hyōka" 藤井二冠, 初の最優秀棋士賞 4年連続勝率8割超を評価 [Fujii 2-crown wins "Player of the Year" for the first time and also praised for having a better than .800 winning percentage for the 4th consecutive year]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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