was a Japanese

professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional player ...

who achieved the rank of 8- dan. 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 2014March 2015) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to " Free Class" play. He submitted his retirement papers to the on June 30, 2021. He had been on an official leave of absence since the end of 2018 due to health problems.

JSA director

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

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. He died on January 17, 2022, at the age of 60.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nishikawa is as follows: * 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

External links

* ShogiHub
Nishikawa, Keiji
1961 births 2022 deaths Deceased professional shogi players Japanese shogi players People from Shinagawa Professional shogi players from Tokyo {{shogi-stub