Takahiro Ōhashi


Takahiro Ōhashi is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Early life

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 with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.

Shogi professional

Takahashi finished runner-up in the 46th 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. In October of the same year, he defeated Hirotaka Kajiura 2 games to none to win the 8th.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Ōhashi is as follows:
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 20182019 Shogi Year.