is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-

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. Nishikawa's father

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was also a professional shogi player.

Early life

Nishiyama was born on April 2, 1986, in Kobe, Japan. Although his father Keiji was a professional shogi player, he only really became interested in shogi when he was a first grade elementary school student after reading a beginner's book written by shogi professional . Nishiyama was accepted into the

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's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a student of his father in 2001, promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1995, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2008 after finishing the 43rd 3-dan League (April 2008September 2008) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses. Nishiyama and his father are the sixth father-son pair to become professional shogi players and the only pair since the end of

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Promotion history

The promotion history for Nishikawa is as follows: * 6-

: September 2001 * 4-dan: October 1, 2008 * 5-dan: August 21, 2014 * 6-dan: November 10, 2016

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Nishikawa, Kazuhiro
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