Takanori An'yōji (安用寺 孝功, An'yōji Takanori, August 30, 1974) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
An'yōji was born in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture on August 30, 1974.
[1] In 1988, he finished runner up in the 42nd Amateur Meijin Tournament [ja] as second-grade junior high school student, and then entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional Nobuo Mori [ja] later that year.
He was promoted to 1-dan in 1994 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1999 after finishing 2nd in the 25th 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.
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