Emiko Nakagawa
CountryJapan
Born (1941-08-05) 5 August 1941
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

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

  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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