Jump to content

Keiji Nishikawa: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→Shogi professional: Removed duplication
death + source
Line 4: Line 4:
| 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|df=yes}}
| died = {{death date and age|2022|01|17|1961|12|06|df=yes}}
| hometown = [[Shinagawa]]
| hometown = [[Shinagawa]]
| nationality = [[Japanese people|Japanese]]
| nationality = [[Japanese people|Japanese]]
Line 19: Line 20:
}}
}}


{{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| 6 December 1961 – 17 January 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 is 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==
Line 29: Line 30:
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 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}}</ref>
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 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}}</ref> Nishikawa died on 17 January 2022, at the age of 60.<ref>{{cite news |title=将棋棋士の西川慶二八段が死去　60歳 |url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220120/k00/00m/040/121000c |access-date=20 January 2022 |publisher=Mainichi |date=20 January 2022}}</ref>


==Promotion history==
==Promotion history==
Line 52: Line 53:


{{DEFAULTSORT:Nishikawa, Keiji}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nishikawa, Keiji}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1961 births]]
⚫
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:Japanese shogi players]]
[[Category:Japanese shogi players]]
[[Category:Retired professional shogi players]]
[[Category:People from Shinagawa]]
[[Category:People from Shinagawa]]
[[Category:Professional shogi players from Tokyo]]
[[Category:Professional shogi players from Tokyo]]
⚫
[[Category:1961 births]]




Revision as of 21:42, 20 January 2022

Keiji Nishikawa
Native name西川慶二
Born(1961-12-06)6 December 1961
HometownShinagawa
NationalityJapanese
Died17 January 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, 6 December 1961 – 17 January 2022) was a 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 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 and death

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] Nishikawa died on 17 January 2022, at the age of 60.[9]

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nishikawa is as follows:[10]

  • 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

  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 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.
  9. ^ "将棋棋士の西川慶二八段が死去　60歳". Mainichi. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. ^ "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.


Stub icon

This shogi-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keiji_Nishikawa&oldid=1066935719"