Hirao, Takaaki
Current rating: 1498
Record: 4-4
| Grand Prix Kobe 2001 (Invasion block) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1block | 450 | Ohara, Kenji (1500) | Lost 1-2 | -181482 |
| 2block | 375 | Harada, Toshiyuki (1446) | Won 2-1 | +171499 |
| 3block | 291 | Tanimoto, Tatsuro (1500) | Lost 1-2 | -181481 |
| 4block | 555 | Shige, Kazuhiro (1483) | Lost 1-2 | -181463 |
| 5block | 549 | Nishino, Kazuki (1464) | Won 2-0 | +181481 |
| 6block | 423 | Hiroi, Yuta (1483) | Won 2-1 | +181499 |
| 7block | 286 | Iino, Ryuji (1453) | Won 2-0 | +181517 |
| 8block | 194 | Ito, Kenta (1484) | Lost 1-2 | -191498 |
| average opponent: 1477record: 4-4 | new rating: 1498 | |||