Kazuhiro Nishikawa

Kazuhiro Nishikawa
Native name	西川和宏
Born	(1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 38)
Hometown	Kobe
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2008(2008-10-01) (aged 22)
Badge Number	272
Rank	6-dan
Teacher	Keiji Nishikawa (8-dan)
Meijin class	C2
Ryūō class	4
Websites
JSA profile page

Kazuhiro Nishikawa (西川 和宏, Nishikawa Kazuhiro, born April 2, 1986) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Nishiyama was born on April 2, 1986, in Kobe, Japan.^[1] 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 Yasuo Harada [ja].^[2] Nishiyama was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū 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 2008 – September 2008) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.^[2][3][4]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Nishikawa is as follows:^[5]

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

Personal life

Nishiyama and his father are the sixth father-son pair to become professional shogi players and the only pair since the end of World War II.^[6][7]

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Kazuhiro" 棋士データベース: 西川和宏 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuhiro Nishikawa] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
2. "Yoshida Kazuo･Shin Yondan Tanjō no Oshirase" 吉田正和･新四段誕生のお知らせ [Kazuo Yoshida and other new 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. October 1, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
3. "Kishi Meikan: Yondan Nishikaza Kazuhiro" 棋士名鑑: 四段 西川 和宏 [Player Directory: Kazuhiro Nishikawa 4-dan]. 平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition) (in Japanese). MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association. 2014. p. 578. ISBN 978-4-8399-5175-7. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Google Books.
4. "Dai Yonjūsankai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen" 第43回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [43rd Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
5. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Nishikawa Kazuhiro Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 西川和宏 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Kazuhiro Nishikawa Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
6. 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 June 17, 2019.
7. "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.

External links

• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Nishikawa, Kazuhiro