Keiji Nishikawa

Keiji Nishikawa (西川 慶二, Nishikawa Keiji, December 6, 1961) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.[1] He is a former director of the Japan Shogi Association, and his son Kazuhiro is also a professional shogi player.

Keiji Nishikawa
Native name西川慶二
Born (1961-12-06) December 6, 1961
HometownShinagawa
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusNovember 3, 1981(1981-11-03) (aged 19)
Badge Number151
Rank8-dan
TeacherShōzō Kashū (7-dan)
Meijin classfree
Ryūō class6
Notable studentsKazuhiro Nishikawa
Websites
JSA profile page

Shogi professional

Nishikawa finished the finished the 73rd Meijin Class C2 league (April 2014 – March 2015) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to "Free Class" play.[2]

JSA director

Nishikawa served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors as a director from 2007 to 2011.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Nishikawa and his son Kazuhiro are the sixth father-son pair to become professional shogi players and the only pair since the end of World War II.[6]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nishikawa is as follows:[7]

  • 1975: 5-kyū
  • 1978: 1-dan
  • 1981, November 3: 4-dan
  • 1984, April 1: 5-dan
  • 1988, May 27: 6-dan
  • 1997, September 24: 7-dan
  • 2018, April 1: 8-dan
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References
  1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Keiji" 棋士データベース: 西川慶二 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiji Nishikawa] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  2. "Dai Nanajūsanki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū" 第73期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組 [73rd Meijin Tournament Class C2] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  3. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Keiji Yakuin Rireki" 棋士データベース: 西川慶二 役員履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiji Nishikawa JSA Officer History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. "Shinriji Tantō Busho no Oshirase" 新理事担当部署のお知らせ [New JSA officers and their respective responsibilities announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 28, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. "Shinriji no Oshirase" 新理事のお知らせ [New JSA officers announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. May 27, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  6. Okuno, Daiji (January 12, 2018). "Shōgikai no Oyako, Kyōdaishimai Puro Ryōshin and Ko ga Puro no Shogi Ikka mo" 将棋界の親子, 兄弟姉妹プロ　両親＆子がプロの将棋一家も [Parent-child, brother-sister professional shogi families]. Abema Times (in Japanese). AbemaTV. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  7. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Keiji Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 西川慶二 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database:Keiji Nishikawa Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.


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