Emiko Nakagawa

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]

• In 1976, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+2, =1, -5),
• In 1978, at third board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+0, =6, -7),
• In 1980, at third board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+5, =6, -3),
• In 1982, at third board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+5, =4, -3),
• In 1984, at third board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+4, =8, -2),
• In 1986, at third board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+4, =6, -2),
• In 2000, at third board in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+3, =6, -3),
• In 2002, at second board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+3, =5, -6),
• In 2004, at first board in the 36th Chess Olympiad (women) in Calvià (+2, =7, -4),
• In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+3, =4, -4),
• In 2008, at first board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dresden (+5, =1, -5),
• In 2010, at first board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in Khanty-Mansiysk (+4, =2, -5),
• In 2012, at second board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+3, =0, -6).

• Emiko Nakagawa rating card at FIDE
• Emiko Nakagawa player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Emiko Nakagawa chess games at 365Chess.com

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