Miyakawa Wataru
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(b.1975) Amateur 6 dan, who learned to play at age 9, reaching 4 dan at age 11 and was an insei from ages 12 to 14. He didn't become a pro. Subsequently studied musicology in France at Aix, and at the Marseille conservatoire. Member of the Marseille club.
Winner of the 1998 Ing Cup; runner up in the 1992, 1997 and 1998 European Championships; winner at Barcelona in 2000 and 2001, and at Paris in 1996.
Information taken from http://strasbourg.jeudego.org/meilleurs_joueurs_en_france.htm, which has a photo.