Hiroki Taniai

Japanese shogi player (born 1994)

Hiroki Taniai
Native name	谷合廣紀
Born	(1994-01-06) January 6, 1994 (age 30)
Hometown	Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 26)
Badge Number	323
Rank	4-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 4-dan.^[1]

Shogi professional

The promotion history for Taniai is as follows.^[2]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Taniai Hiroki" 棋士データベース: 谷合廣紀 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Hiroki Taniai] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Taniai Hiroki Sōodan 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 April 14, 2020.

Active professional shogi players

9-dan

8-dan

7-dan

6-dan

5-dan

4-dan

Current titleholders

Lifetime titleholders

Awarded	Kōji Tanigawa (Meijin)
Qualifying	Yoshiharu Habu (Kiō, Kisei, Meijin, Ōi, Ōshō, Ōza and Ryūō) Toshiyuki Moriuchi (Meijin) Yasumitsu Satō (Kisei) Akira Watanabe (Kiō and Ryūō)