Keiji Nishikawa

Keiji Nishikawa
Keiji Nishikawa
Native name	西川慶二
Born	December 6, 1961 (age 59)
Hometown	Shinagawa
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	November 3, 1981 (aged 19)
Badge Number	151
Rank	8-dan
Retired	June 30, 2021 (aged 59)
Teacher	[ja] (7-dan)
Meijin class	free
Ryūō class	6
Notable students	Kazuhiro Nishikawa
Websites
	JSA profile page

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

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]

Nishikawa submitted his retirement papers to the JSA on June 30, 2021. He had been on an official leave of absence since the end of 2018 due to health problems.^[3]^[4]

JSA director[]

Nishikawa served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors as a director from 2007 to 2011.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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.^[4]^[8]

Promotion history[]

The promotion history for Nishikawa is as follows:^[9]

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
2021, June 30: Retired

References[]

^ "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 July 2, 2021.
^ "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.
^ Satō, Keiji (July 1, 2021). "Shōgi no Nishikawa Keiji Hachidan ga Intai Geneki Oyakokishi no Chichi de Shishō" 将棋の西川慶二八段が引退現役親子棋士の父で師匠 [Keiji Nishikawa 8-dan retires; he and his son (who was also his student) were the only active parent-child pair of shogi professionals]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Nishikawa Keiji Hachidan Byōkiryōyō no tame Gojūkyūsai de Intai Geneki Yuitsu no Oyaka Shōgi Kishi" 西川慶二八段病気療養のため59歳で引退現役唯一の親子将棋棋士 [Keiji Nishikawa 8-dan retires at age 59 for health reasons; he and his son were the only active parent-child pair of shogi professionals]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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 July 2, 2021.

External links[]

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[Database-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 July 2, 2021.

[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] Satō, Keiji (July 1, 2021). "Shōgi no Nishikawa Keiji Hachidan ga Intai Geneki Oyakokishi no Chichi de Shishō" 将棋の西川慶二八段が引退現役親子棋士の父で師匠 [Keiji Nishikawa 8-dan retires; he and his son (who was also his student) were the only active parent-child pair of shogi professionals]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[SN-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Nishikawa Keiji Hachidan Byōkiryōyō no tame Gojūkyūsai de Intai Geneki Yuitsu no Oyaka Shōgi Kishi" 西川慶二八段病気療養のため59歳で引退現役唯一の親子将棋棋士 [Keiji Nishikawa 8-dan retires at age 59 for health reasons; he and his son were the only active parent-child pair of shogi professionals]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[5] "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.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] 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.

[Promotion_history-9] "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 July 2, 2021.

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