Takehiro Ōhira

Takehiro Ōhira (大平 武洋) 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 Hiroto Kiritani at the rank of 6-kyū after winning the 15th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournament 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 2001 –March 2002) with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.

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