Keiji Nishikawa
Native name西川慶二
Born(1961-12-06)December 6, 1961
HometownShinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
DiedJanuary 17, 2022(2022-01-17) (aged 60)
Career
Achieved professional statusNovember 3, 1981(1981-11-03) (aged 19)
Badge Number151
Rank8-dan
RetiredJune 30, 2021(2021-06-30) (aged 59)
TeacherShōzō Kashū (7-dan)
Meijin classfree
Ryūō class6
Notable studentsKazuhiro Nishikawa
Websites
JSA profile page

Keiji Nishikawa (西川 慶二, Nishikawa Keiji, December 6, 1961 – January 17, 2022) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan.[1] He was a former director of the Japan Shogi Association, and his son Kazuhiro is also a professional shogi player.

Shogi professional

Nishikawa 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]

He 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]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nishikawa was as follows:[5]

  • 5-kyū: 1975
  • 1-dan: 1978
  • 4-dan: November 3, 1981
  • 5-dan: April 1, 1984
  • 6-dan: May 27, 1988
  • 7-dan: September 24, 1997
  • 8-dan: April 1, 2018
  • Retired: June 30, 2021

JSA director

Nishikawa served on the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors as a director from 2007 to 2011.[6][7][8]

Personal life and death

Nishikawa and his son Kazuhiro were the sixth father-son pair to become professional shogi players and the only pair since the end of World War II.[4][9] He died on January 17, 2022, at the age of 60.[10]

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 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.
  4. 1 2 "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 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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Shōgi Kishi no Nishikawa Keiji Hachidan ga Shikyo Rokujūsai" 将棋棋士の西川慶二八段が死去 60歳 [Professional shogi player Keiji Nishikawa 8-dan dead at age 60]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.


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