A 9 dan professional shougi player, ranked A for the past 8 years, Tsujii Takeshi is a lover wordplay and craves public attention.
Other people within the shougi world calls him 'a waste of good looks' due to his propensity for dad jokes and terrible puns. He is usually the only one to laugh at his own gags.
Tsujii played against protagonist Kiriyama Rei during the quarterfinals of the 20th Lion King Tournament. Wikipedia, edited