　is a Japanese

professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional player ...

ranked 7-

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Early life

Oikawa was born in

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on May 6, 1987. He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was about five years old, and developed an interest in solving :tsume shogi problems. He was accepted into the

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's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional at the rank of 6-

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in 1998, was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2003 and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after finishing second in the 41st 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Personal life

Oikawa is married to female shogi professional Hatsumi Ueda. The couple were married in June 2013 and have two daughters .

Promotion history

Oikawa's promotion history is as follows. * 1998: September: 6-

* 2007, October 1: 4-dan * 2013, January 8: 5-dan * 2014, October 23: 6-dan * 2021, December 20: 7-dan

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Oikawa, Takuma
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