 Takahashi was promoted to 3-dan in 2010 and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2016 after finishing runner-up in the 59th 3-dan League (April 2016 September 2016) with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.Takahashi finished runner-up in the 46th in 2015, losing to Tatsuya Sugai 2 games to 1.Takahashi was still ranked an apprentice professional 3-dan at the time, and won the first game of the match before Sugai came back to win the last two.