Yūsuke Tōyama
Yūsuke Tōyama is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.Tōyama was born on December 10, 1979, in Nerima, Japan. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional in 2005.
Tōyama was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in August 1997 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 with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.
Tōyama is a graduate of Seikei University. He was a member of the school's tennis team.Tōyama's promotion history is as follows:
- 1993: 6-kyū
- 1997: 1-dan
- 2005, October 1: 4-dan
- 2011, February 22: 5-dan
- 2018, February 23: 6-dan
