[1] He learned how to play shogi from his grandfather when he was 5 years old, and won the 20th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament [ja] in 1995.
[2][3] Murayama was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Noboru Sakurai [ja] in September 1995 and was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in July 1998.
[2][5][6] Murayama won his first tournament as a professional in October 2007 when he defeated Ryōsuke Nakamura 2 games to none to win the 38th Shinjin-Ō [ja] title.
[7][8] In March 2016, Murayama defeated Shōta Chida to win the 65th NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament.
[11] The promotion history for Murayama is as follows:[12] Murayama has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the Shinjin-Ō [ja] in 2007 and NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament in 2015.