is a Japanese

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ranked 7- dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Ōhashi was born in

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on September 22, 1992. He learned how to play shogi as fourth-grade elementary school student, and entered the

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's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a student of shogi professional

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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.

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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: * 6-

: 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

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for "Best New Player" for the 20182019 Shogi Year. He won the Kōzō Masuda Award for developing the Yōryū Fourth File Rook opening in 2020.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Oohashi, Takahiro
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohashi, Takahiro Japanese shogi players Japan Shogi Association players Living people Shogi players from Wakayama Prefecture 1992 births Kakogawa Seiryū