is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship Ōhira was born in Kita, Tokyo on May 11, 1977. When he was an elementary school fourth-grade student, he joined the Japan Shogi Association's training group system and eventually moved on to the association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional at the rank of 6-kyū after winning the in 1990 as a first-grade junior high school student.
Ōhira was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1993 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2002 after winning the 30th 3-dan League (October 2001March 2002) with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.
Shogi professional Promotion history The promotion history for Ōhira is as follows. 6-kyū: 1990 1-dan: 1993 4-dan: April 1, 2002 5-dan: September 19, 2006 6-dan: January 8, 2016
References
External links ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Ohira, Takehiro