Hiroki Taniai
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| Hiroki Taniai | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 谷合廣紀 |
| Born | January 6, 1994 |
| Hometown | Chūō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 2020 (aged 26) |
| Badge Number | 323 |
| Rank | 5-dan |
| Teacher | Makoto Chūza (7-dan) |
| Meijin class | C2 |
| Ryūō class | 6 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Hiroki Taniai (谷合 廣紀, Taniai Hiroki; January 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Taniai 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
Promotion history
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
In August 2022, Taniai entered into a talent management agreement with the Japanese entertanment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo.[8]
Personal life
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]
