Yūsuke Tōyama

Yūsuke Tōyama (遠山 雄亮, Tōyama Yūsuke, born December 10, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Tōyama was born on December 10, 1979, in Nerima, Japan.

[1] He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Jun'ichi Kase [ja] in 2005.

[2][3][4] Tōyama was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in August 1997[3] and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after finishing tied for first with Issei Takazaki in the 37th 3-dan league (April 2005 – September 2005) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

He was a member of the school's tennis team.