Hideyuki Takano (髙野 秀行, Takano Hideyuki, June 15, 1972) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Takano was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture on June 15, 1972.
[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in December 1984 at the rank 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Makoto Nakahara.
He was promoted to 1-dan in March 1991 and was awarded full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1998 after winning the 22nd 3-dan League (October 1997 – March 1998) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.
[2][3] Takano's promotion history is as follows:[4]