Michio Takahashi

Michio Takahashi (高橋 道雄, Takahashi Michio, born April 23, 1960) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former holder of the Tenth Dan, Ōi, and Kiō titles.[1]

Michio Takahashi
Native name高橋道雄
Born (1960-04-23) April 23, 1960
HometownTokyo Metropolis
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusJune 4, 1980(1980-06-04) (aged 20)
Badge Number142
Rank9-dan
TeacherYūji Sase (Honorary 9-dan)
Major titles won5
Tournaments won3
Meijin classC1
Ryūō class3
Notable students
Websites
JSA profile page

Takahashi is a member of the so-called Shōwa 55 group (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 (Year 55 of the Shōwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami, Osamu Nakamura, Akira Shima, Yasuaki Tsukada, Hiroshi Kamiya, Masaki Izumi, and Yūji Yoda.[2]

Early life

Takahashi was born on April 23, 1960, in Tokyo.[3] He learned how to play shogi when he was twelve years old, and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school when he was fifteen years old at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Yūji Sase in 1975.[4]

Takahashi was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1977 and then 3-dan in 1979 before obtaining full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in June 1980.[4]

Promotion history

Takahashi's promotion history is as follows:[5]

  • 1975: 6-kyū
  • 1977: 1-dan
  • 1980, June 4: 4-dan
  • 1982, April 1: 5-dan
  • 1984, April 1: 6-dan
  • 1986, November 17: 7-dan
  • 1989, April 1: 8-dan
  • 1990, April 1: 9-dan

Titles and other championships

Takahashi has appeared in major title matches a total of ten times and has won five titles.[6] In addition to major titles, he has won three other shogi championships during his career.[7]

Major titles
TitleYearsNumber of times overall
Ōi 1983, 1985-86 3
Kiō 1986 1
*Tenth Dan[lower-alpha 1] 1997 1

Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held.

Other championships
TournamentYearsNumber of times
Nihon Series 1988 1
*Tenno-sen 1986, 1992 2

Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held.

Awards and honors

Takahashi received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" (1983), the "Technique Award" (1985), "Player of the Year" (1986) and "Most Games Played" (1987).[8] He also received the association's "Shogi Honor Award" in 2000 for winning 600 official games, the "25 Years Service Award" in 2005 for being an active professional for twenty-five years, and the "Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award" in 2014 for winning 800 official games.[9]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Takahashi has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings four times since 1993. His highest finish came in 1996 when he finished fourth.[10]

YearAmountRank
1994¥22,310,0008th
1995¥9,660,0009th
1996¥31,110,0004th
1997¥19,240,00010th
  • Note: All amounts are given in Japanese yen and include prize money and fees earned from official tournaments and games held from January 1 to December 31.

Notes
  1. The Tenth Dan title became the Ryūō title in 1988. Takahashi is the last person to hold the title.[4]

References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takahashi Michio" 棋士データベース:高橋道雄 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Michio Takahashi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. Naoe, Ametsugu (January 18, 2017). "Nakamura Osamu Ichimon wo Goshōkai!" 中村修一門をご紹介! [Introducing the Osamu Nakamura "shogi family"!] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takahashi Michio" 棋士データベース:高橋道雄 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Michio Takahashi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Jō] A-Ta Gyō 現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [上] あ-た [2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [First volume] Letter "A" to Letter "Ta"] (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2015. p. 70. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via Google Books.
  5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takahashi Michio Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 高橋道雄 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Michio Takahashi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  6. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takahashi Michio Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 高橋道雄 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Michio Takahashi Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  7. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takahashi Michio Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 高橋道雄 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Michio Takahashi Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  8. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takahashi Michio Shōgi Taishō" 棋士データベース: 高橋道雄 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Michio Takahashi Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  9. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Takahashi Michio Sonota Hyōshō" 棋士データベース: 高橋道雄 その他表彰 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Michio Takahashi Other Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  10. "Nenkan Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō TOP10" 年間獲得賞金･対局料TOP10 [Annual Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Kishi-mania. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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