Kazuhiro Nishikawa
Kazuhiro Nishikawa is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
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 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 with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.Shogi professional
Promotion history
The promotion history for Nishikawa is as follows:- 6-kyū: September 2001
- 4-dan: October 1, 2008
- 5-dan: August 21, 2014
- 6-dan: November 10, 2016