Naoko Takemoto (竹本尚子, Takemoto Naoko, born 1955) is a Japanese chess player and sixteen-time Japanese Women's Chess Championship winner (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994).

Naoko Takemoto
CountryJapan
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Peak rating1942 (March 2024)

Biography

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From the end of 1970s to the mid-1990s Naoko Takemoto was one of the leading female chess players in Japan. She seventeen in row times won Japanese Women's Chess Championships from 1979 to 1994.

Naoko Takemoto three times participated in Women's World Chess Championships South-East Asian Zonal tournaments:

Naoko Takemoto played for Japan in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: South-East Asian zonal 11 :: Jakarta 1987". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: South-East Asian zonal 11 :: Jakarta 1987". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Zonal 3.2 (South-East Asia) :: Genting Highlands 1995". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Naoko Takemoto". www.olimpbase.org.
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