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Emiko Nakagawa

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Emiko Nakagawa
CountryJapan
Born (1941-08-05) 5 August 1941 (age 83)
TitleWoman Candidate Master (2006)
Peak rating2050 (January 2001)

Emiko Nakagawa (中川 笑子, Nakagawa Emiko, born 5 August 1941) is a Japanese chess player, six-times Japanese Women's Chess Championship winner (1975, 1976, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008).

Biography

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From the 1970s to the 2000s Emiko Nakagawa was one of the leading female chess players in Japan. She six times won Japanese Women's Chess Championships: 1975, 1976, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

In 1975 in Melbourne Emiko Nakagawa participated in Women's World Chess Championships Asian Pacific Zonal tournament and ranked in 4th place.[1] In 1987 in Jakarta she participated in Women's World Chess Championships South-East Asian Zonal tournament and ranked in 8th place.[2] Emiko Nakagawa played for Japan in Asian Games (2006) and Asian Indoor Games (2009).[3]

Emiko Nakagawa played for Japan in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Asian Pacific zonal :: Melbourne 1975". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: South-East Asian zonal 11 :: Jakarta 1987". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Nakagawa, Emiko". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Emiko Nakagawa". www.olimpbase.org.
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