Reo Koyama (小山 怜央, Koyama Reo; July 2, 1993) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. He is the third person since the end of World War II to be awarded professional status by the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) for passing the Professional Admission Test and the first to do so who was not a former member of the JSA's apprentice school. Koyama is also the first person from Iwate Prefecture to be awarded professional shogi player status.
Source: “Reo Koyama”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt
