Takashi Abe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Takashi Abe
Occupation	Shogi Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 25, 1967(1967-08-25)
Age	57
Birthplace	Osaka Prefecture
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Leo

Takashi Abe Biography

Takashi Abe is one of the most popular and richest Shogi Player who was born on August 25, 1967 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Takashi Abe was born into Osaka Prefecture on August 25 in 1967. Although it was reported Abe was Abe was more interested in “yakyu” than shogi as young when he first entered Japan Shogi Association’s Apprentice School at the age of 6kyu under the supervision of professional shogi Kaishu Tanaka (ja) in his sophomore year in Junior High School in the month of December 1981. Abe quickly progressed through the apprenticeship school, advancing into the ranks of 1-dan by 1983, later achieving full official status as a professional and the status of 4-dan by June only 3 years and seven months after being an apprentice.

Abe’s first shogi tournament as a professional took place in 1993, when he defeated Hiroki Nakata by 3 sets to beat his 12th All Nihon Pro [ja] .

Abe’s only appearance in a major title match was in 2002 when he was the challenger for the Ryūō title. Abe has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the 12th All Nihon Pro [ja] (1993) and the 20th All Star Kachinuki-sen [ja] (1999–2000).

Abe’s only appearance in a major title match to date came in 2002 when he challenged Habu for the 15th Ryūō title. Abe advanced to the title match by defeating his 12th All Nihon Pro opponent Nakata 2 games to 1 to win the best- of-three challenger playoff. In the title match against Habu, Abe lost the first two games before winning the next three to take a 3 games to 2 lead. Habu, however, went on to win Games 6 and 7 to defend his title.

Abe has placed within the “Top 10” of the JSA’s annual prize money as well as game fees rankings three times since 1993: He made a total profit of JPY 24,780,000, which was eighth in 1994. JPY 25,630,000, which ranked ninth in 2002 , and JPY 20,490,000 in order to place 8th in the year 2003.

Takashi Abe Net Worth

Takashi Abe is one of the richest Shogi Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Takashi Abe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Takashi Abe (A Bu Long, Abe Takashi, born August 25 1967) is a Japanese professional shogi player placed 8-dan.

in 1986 Abe was a participant in a three-game game against Yoshiharu Habu named”The “”Young Prodigy 3-game Clash” (Tian Cai Shao Nian Ji Tu San Fan Sheng Fur , Tensai Shonen Gekitotsu Sanban Shobu) It was a special event that pitted those who are the most talented young pros in Western Japan (the 17 -year-old Abe) against the most promising young professional from Eastern Japan (the 15-year-old Habu). Although Abe lost the game, his performance was praised by professional Hirobumi Serizawa saying it was because Abe was more gifted than Habu.

Abe received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for “Most Games Won” and “Most Games Played” in 1996. In addition, Abe received the JSA’s “Shogi Honor Award” in 2007 for winning 600 games as a professional and “25 Years Service Award” in 2010 for being an active professional for 25 years.

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Facts & Trivia

Takashi Ranked on the list of most popular Shogi Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Takashi Abe celebrates birthday on August 25 of every year.