Japanese Chess Championship Explained

The Japanese women's chess championship has been largely dominated by Naoko Takemoto (Naoko Takahashi before she married).

Winners

No. Held in Men's Winner Women's Winner
1 1968
2 1969
3 1970
4 1971
5 1972
6 1973
7 1974 Miyoko Watai
8 1975 Emiko Nakagawa
9 1976 Emiko Nakagawa
10 1977 Miyoko Watai
11 1978 Miyoko Watai
12 1979 Naoko Takemoto
13 1980 Naoko Takemoto
14 1981 Naoko Takemoto
15 1982 Naoko Takemoto
16 1983 Naoko Takemoto
17 1984 Naoko Takemoto
18 1985 Naoko Takemoto
19 1986 Naoko Takemoto
20 1987 Naoko Takemoto
21 1988 Naoko Takemoto
22 1989 Naoko Takemoto
23 1990 Naoko Takemoto
24 1991 Naoko Takemoto
25 1992 Naoko Takemoto
26 1993 Naoko Takemoto
27 1994 Naoko Takemoto
28 1995 not played
29 1996 not played
30 1997 not played
31 1998 not played
32 1999 not played
33 2000 not played
34 2001 Miyoko Watai
Nguyen Khanh Ngoc
35 2002 not played
36 2003 Emiko Nakagawa
37 2004 Melody Garcia
38 2005 Haruko Tanaka
39 2006 Emiko Nakagawa
40 2007 Emiko Nakagawa
41 2008 Emiko Nakagawa
42 2009 Narumi Uchida
43 2010 Narumi Uchida
442011Ryuji Nakamura
Masahiro Baba
Ekaterina Egorova
452012Ryosuke Nanjo
462013Junta IkedaNarumi Uchida
472014Ryosuke NanjoNarumi Uchida
482015Masahiro BabaMirai Ishizuka
492016Mirai Ishizuka
502017Karen Hoshino
512018Qin Ranran
522019Mirai Aoshima
532020not played
542021not played not played
552022Mirai AoshimaAzumi Sakai
562023Ryosuke Nanjo[1] Azumi Sakai[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan Chess Championship 2023. May 7, 2023.
  2. Web site: Japan Women's Chess Championship 2023 女子. July 30, 2023.