| Takahiro Ōhashi | |
|---|---|
 Ōhashi at a human shogi [ja] event in November 2018. | |
| Native name | 大橋貴洸 |
| Born | (1992-09-22) September 22, 1992 (age 32) |
| Hometown | Shingū, Wakayama |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | October 1, 2016(2016-10-01) (aged 24) |
| Badge Number | 308 |
| Rank | 7-dan |
| Teacher | Kazuharu Shoshi (7-dan) |
| Tournaments won | 2 |
| Meijin class | B1 |
| Ryūō class | 4 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Takahiro Ōhashi (大橋 貴洸, Ōhashi Takahiro, September 22, 1992) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Ōhashi was born in Shingū, Wakayama on September 22, 1992. 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.
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.
Shogi professional
Takahashi finished runner-up in the 46th Shinjin-Ō [ja] 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.
Takahashi won his first tournament as a professional in August 2018 when he defeated Seiya Kondō to win the 3rd Yamada Challenge Cup [ja]. In October of the same year, he defeated Hirotaka Kajiura 2 games to none to win the 8th Kakogawa Seiryū Tournament [ja].
Promotion history
The promotion history for Ōhashi is as follows:
- 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.
Awards and honors
Ōhashi received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award for "Best New Player" for the 2018–2019 Shogi Year. He won the Kōzō Masuda Award for developing the Yōryū Fourth File Rook opening in 2020.
References
- "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.
- ^ "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.