Michio Takahashi

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Michio Takahashi Biography

Takahashi was born on April 23, 1960, in Tokyo. 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 [ja] in 1975.

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.

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.

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.

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). 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.

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

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