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Hiroki Taniai
Native name谷合廣紀
Born (1994-01-06) January 6, 1994 (age 31)
HometownChūō, Tokyo, Japan
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 26)
Badge Number323
Rank5-dan
TeacherMakoto Chūza (7-dan)
Meijin classC2
Ryūō class6
Websites
JSA profile page

Hiroki Taniai (谷合 廣紀, Taniai Hiroki; January 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

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Tania was born on January 6, 1994, in Chūō, Tokyo.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his grandfather and was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Makoto Chūza in September 2006.[2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2011[2] and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 2020 after finishing second to Shin'ichirō Hattori in the 66th 3-dan League (October 2019 – March 2020) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[3][4][a]

Shogi professional

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Promotion history

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The promotion history for Taniai is as follows.[7]

  • 6-kyū: September 2006
  • 3-dan: October 2011
  • 4-dan: April 1, 2020
  • 5-dan: July 10, 2025

Yoshimoto Kyogo

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In August 2022, Taniai entered into a talent management agreement with the Japanese entertanment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo.[8]

Personal life

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Taniai is a graduate of the School of Engineering, University of Tokyo.[9] After completeing his undergraduate studies, he enrolled in the university's Graduate School of Information Science and Technology to pursue a Ph.D in information science and engineering.[8][10] He is the second alumunus and the first graduate student of the university to become a professional shogi player.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Hattori, Taniai and women's professional Tomoka Nishiyama all finished with the same record of 14 wins and 4 losses, but Hattori and Taniai were promoted to 4-dan due to their higher initial league rankings. Hattori was awarded first place due to being the highest ranked (second) of the three, while Hattori was awarded second place due to being the next highest ranked (fourth). Nishiyama was ranked twenty-first.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Taniai Hiroki" 棋士データベース: 谷合廣紀 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroki Taniai]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). March 7, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Dai Rokujūrokkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūkyūnen Jūgatsu kara Nisennijūnen Sangatsu" 第66回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2019年10月～2020年3月 [66th apprentice school 3-dan league: October 2019 to March 2020]. Japan Shogi Association (in Japanese). 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Kitano, Arata [in Japanese] (March 31, 2020). "Geneki Tōdaiinsei Rūkī･Taniai Shinyondan Tanjō ｢Enjinia to Kishi no Ryōritsu ga Risō｣" 現役東大院生ルーキー･谷合新四段誕生 ｢エンジニアと棋士の両立が理想｣ [New professional 4-dan and current Tokyo University graduate student Taniai says "being both an engineer and professional shogi player would be ideal"]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "Shōgi Hatsu no ｢Kishi｣ wa Machikoshi Nishiyama Tomoka Sandan" 将棋初の女性 ｢棋士｣ は持ち越し 西山朋佳三段 [Tomoka Nishiyama 3-dan's bid to become the first woman "regular shogi professional" placed on hold]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). March 7, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "Shōgi no Nishiyama Tomoka Sandan, Hatsu no Josei Kishi Narazu" 将棋の西山朋佳三段, 初の女性棋士ならず [Shogi's Tomoka Nishiyama 3-dan misses becoming the first woman awarded regular shogi professional status]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). March 7, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Taniai Hiroki Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 谷合廣紀 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroki Taniai Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Geneki Tōdaiinsei no Shōgi Kishi ga ｢Yoshimoto Iri｣ AI Kenkyūsha no Taniai Hiroki Yondan" 現役東大院生の将棋棋士が｢吉本入り｣ AI研究者の谷合廣紀四段 [Shogi professional 4-dan and University of Tokyo graduate student AI researcher Hiroki Taniai joins Yoshimoto Kyogo]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). August 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  9. ^ Matsumoto, Hirofumi [in Japanese] (October 5, 2021). "｢Tōdai Shusshin Kishi｣ Taniai Hiroki Yondan ga Mezasu no wa Enjinea to no Nitōryū" ｢東大出身棋士｣ 谷合廣紀四段が目指すのはエンジニアとの二刀流 [University of Tokyo alumnus and shogi professional 4-dan Hiroki Taniai aims to have a career as an engineer in addition to being a shogi professional]. Aera Digital (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Taniai Hiroki-san ga Shōgi de Yondan Shōdan Tōdaisei to Shite Jūrokunenburi no Puro Kishi Tanjō" 谷合廣紀さんが将棋で四段昇段 東大生として16年ぶりのプロ棋士誕生 [New shogi professional 4-dan Hiroki Taniai is the first alumnus in 16 years to become a professional shogi player]. Tōdai Shimbun. April 7, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
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