Ryōsuke Nakamura

Ryōsuke Nakamura (中村 亮介) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship
Nakamura was born on September 26, 1985, in Iruma, Saitama. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Michio Takahashi and quickly progressed, being promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2000 and then to 3-dan in 2002. He obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2004, after finishing second in the 34th 3-dan League (October 2003 –March 2004) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Promotion history
The promotion history for Nakamura is as follows.
 * 6-kyū: 1999
 * 1-dan: 2000
 * 4-dan: April 1, 2004
 * 5-dan: October 31, 2008
 * 6-dan: September 1. 2016

Personal life
Nakamura's sister Momoko is a women's shogi professional. The two are the second brother and sister pair in professional shogi history to become professionals.