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{{short description|Japanese shogi player}}
{{Short description|Japanese shogi player (1961–2022)}}
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{{Infobox shogi professional
| name = Keiji Nishikawa
| name = Keiji Nishikawa
| native_name = 西川慶二
| native_name = 西川慶二
| born = {{birth date and age|1961|12|06|mf=yes}}
| born = {{birth date|1961|12|06|mf=yes}}
| died = {{death date and age|2022|01|17|1961|12|06|mf=yes}}
| hometown = [[Shinagawa]]
| nationality = [[Japanese people|Japanese]]
| hometown = [[Shinagawa]], Tokyo, Japan
| pro_date = {{event date and age|1981|11|03|1961|12|06}}
| pro_date = {{event date and age|1981|11|03|1961|12|06}}
| retirementdate = {{event date and age|2021|06|30|1961|12|06}}
| retirementdate = {{event date and age|2021|06|30|1961|12|06}}
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{{nihongo|'''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 (rank)#Modern usage in shogi|dan]].<ref name="Database">{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/151.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 西川慶二|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Keiji|language=Japanese|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiji Nishikawa|publisher=[[Japan Shogi Association]]|access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref> He is a former [[Director (company)|director]] of the [[Japan Shogi Association]], and his son [[Kazuhiro Nishikawa|Kazuhiro]] is also a professional shogi player.
{{nihongo|'''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 (rank)#Modern usage in shogi|dan]].<ref name="Database">{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/151.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 西川慶二|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Keiji|language=Japanese|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiji Nishikawa|publisher=[[Japan Shogi Association]]|access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref> He was a former [[Director (company)|director]] of the [[Japan Shogi Association]], and his son [[Kazuhiro Nishikawa|Kazuhiro]] is also a professional shogi player.


==Shogi professional==
==Shogi professional==
Nishikawa finished the finished the 73rd [[Meijin (shogi)#Qualifying|Meijin Class C2 league]] (April 2014{{sndash}}March 2015) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to "[[Meijin (shogi)#Players by Meijin class|Free Class]]" play.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/junni/2014/73c2/index.html|script-title=ja:第73期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組|title=Dai Nanajūsanki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū|language=ja|trans-title=73rd Meijin Tournament Class C2|year=2015|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>
Nishikawa finished the 73rd [[Meijin (shogi)#Qualifying|Meijin Class C2 league]] (April 2014{{sndash}}March 2015) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to "[[Meijin (shogi)#Players by Meijin class|Free Class]]" play.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/junni/2014/73c2/index.html|script-title=ja:第73期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組|title=Dai Nanajūsanki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shikumi Nikyū|language=ja|trans-title=73rd Meijin Tournament Class C2|year=2015|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>


Nishikawa announced his retirement as an active shogi professional on June 30, 2021. He been having health issues that led to him repeatedly taking a leave of absence for official play; so, he decided he needed to retire to focus on seeking continued medical treatment.<ref>{{cite news|last=Satō|first=Keiji|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP715GB0P71PTFC00L.html|script-title=ja:将棋の西川慶二八段が引退 現役親子棋士の父で師匠|title=Shōgi no Nishikawa Keiji Hachidan ga Intai Geneki Oyakokishi no Chichi de Shishō|language=ja|trans-title=Keiji Nishikawa 8-dan retires; he and his son (who was also his student) were the only active parent-child pair of shogi professionals|date=July 1, 2021|newspaper=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref>
He submitted his retirement papers to the {{abbr|JSA|Japan Shogi Association}} on June 30, 2021. He had been on an official leave of absence since the end of 2018 due to health problems.<ref>{{cite news|last=Satō|first=Keiji|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP715GB0P71PTFC00L.html|script-title=ja:将棋の西川慶二八段が引退 現役親子棋士の父で師匠|title=Shōgi no Nishikawa Keiji Hachidan ga Intai Geneki Oyakokishi no Chichi de Shishō|language=ja|trans-title=Keiji Nishikawa 8-dan retires; he and his son (who was also his student) were the only active parent-child pair of shogi professionals|date=July 1, 2021|newspaper=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref><ref name="SN">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2021/07/01/kiji/20210701s000413F2302000c.html|script-title=ja: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|title=Nishikawa Keiji Hachidan Byōkiryōyō no tame Gojūkyūsai de Intai Geneki Yuitsu no Oyaka Shōgi Kishi|language=ja|trans-title=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|date=July 1, 2021|newspaper=[[Sports Nippon]]|access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref>

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===Promotion history===
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The [[Professional shogi player#Promotion|promotion history]] for Nishikawa was as follows:<ref name="Promotion history">{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/151.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 西川慶二 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Keiji Shōdan Rireki|language=Japanese|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database:Keiji Nishikawa Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref>
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* 5-[[Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi|kyū]]: 1975
* 1-dan: 1978
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* 4-dan: November 3, 1981
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* 5-dan: April 1, 1984
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* 6-dan: May 27, 1988
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* 7-dan: September 24, 1997
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* 8-dan: April 1, 2018
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* Retired: June 30, 2021


==JSA director==
==JSA director==
Nishikawa served on the [[Japan Shogi Association#General meetings and the board of directors|Japan Shogi Association's board of directors]] as a [[Director (company)|director]] from 2007 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/151.html#anc05|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 西川慶二 役員履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Keiji Yakuin Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiji Nishikawa JSA Officer History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2007/05/post_137.html|script-title=ja:新理事担当部署のお知らせ|title=Shinriji Tantō Busho no Oshirase|language=Japanese|trans-title=New JSA officers and their respective responsibilities announced|date=May 28, 2007|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2009/05/post_194.html|script-title=ja:新理事のお知らせ|title=Shinriji no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=New JSA officers announced|date=May 27, 2009|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>
Nishikawa served on the [[Japan Shogi Association#General meetings and the board of directors|Japan Shogi Association's board of directors]] as a [[Director (company)|director]] from 2007 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/151.html#anc05|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 西川慶二 役員履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Keiji Yakuin Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Keiji Nishikawa JSA Officer History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2007/05/post_137.html|script-title=ja:新理事担当部署のお知らせ|title=Shinriji Tantō Busho no Oshirase|language=Japanese|trans-title=New JSA officers and their respective responsibilities announced|date=May 28, 2007|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2009/05/post_194.html|script-title=ja:新理事のお知らせ|title=Shinriji no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=New JSA officers announced|date=May 27, 2009|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life and death==
Nishikawa and his son [[Kazuhiro Nishikawa|Kazuhiro]] are the sixth father-son pair to become professional shogi players and the only pair since the end of [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Okuno|first=Daiji|url=https://abematimes.com/posts/3527405|script-title=ja:将棋界の親子, 兄弟姉妹プロ　両親＆子がプロの将棋一家も|title=Shōgikai no Oyako, Kyōdaishimai Puro Ryōshin and Ko ga Puro no Shogi Ikka mo|language=ja|trans-title=Parent-child, brother-sister professional shogi families|date=January 12, 2018|website=Abema Times|publisher=[[AbemaTV]]|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>
Nishikawa and his son [[Kazuhiro Nishikawa|Kazuhiro]] were the sixth father-son pair to become professional shogi players and the only pair since the end of [[World War II]].<ref name="SN" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Okuno|first=Daiji|url=https://abematimes.com/posts/3527405|script-title=ja:将棋界の親子, 兄弟姉妹プロ　両親＆子がプロの将棋一家も|title=Shōgikai no Oyako, Kyōdaishimai Puro Ryōshin and Ko ga Puro no Shogi Ikka mo|language=ja|trans-title=Parent-child, brother-sister professional shogi families|date=January 12, 2018|website=Abema Times|publisher=[[AbemaTV]]|access-date=January 21, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617073810/https://abematimes.com/posts/3527405|url-status=dead}}</ref> He died on January 17, 2022, at the age of 60.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220120/k00/00m/040/121000c|script-title=ja:将棋棋士の西川慶二八段が死去 60歳|title=Shōgi Kishi no Nishikawa Keiji Hachidan ga Shikyo Rokujūsai|language=ja|trans-title=Professional shogi player Keiji Nishikawa 8-dan dead at age 60|date=January 20, 2022 |newspaper=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>

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==Promotion history==
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The [[Professional shogi player#Promotion|promotion history]] for Nishikawa is as follows:<ref name="Promotion history">{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/151.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 西川慶二 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Keiji Shōdan Rireki|language=Japanese|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database:Keiji Nishikawa Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref>
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* 1975: 5-[[Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi|kyū]]
* 1978: 1-dan
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* 1981, November 3: 4-dan
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* 1984, April 1: 5-dan
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* 1988, May 27: 6-dan
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* 1997, September 24: 7-dan
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* 2018, April 1: 8-dan
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* 2021, June 30: Retired

==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/54 Nishikawa, Keiji]
* ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/54 Nishikawa, Keiji]

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Latest revision as of 16:54, 16 August 2024

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 [ja] (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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ 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 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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