The 3rd Women's Chess Olympiad , organized by the FIDE, took place in 1966 in Oberhausen, West Germany. [1] [2]
The 3rd Women's Chess Olympiad , organized by the FIDE, took place in 1966 in Oberhausen, West Germany. [1] [2]
A total of 14 two-woman teams entered the competition. It was played as a round-robin tournament.
| Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | + | - | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |
| 2 |  Romania | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 20½ | |
| 3 |  East Germany | 1 | 1 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1½ | - | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16½ | |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| 7 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| 8 |  Bulgaria | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| 9 |  England | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | - | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 10 |  United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9½ | |
| 11 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
| 12 |  West Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1½ | - | 2 | ½ | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6½ | |
| 13 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | 1½ | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | |
| 14 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1½ | ½ | - | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
Nona Gaprindashvili 9 / 11 = 81.8% Elisabeta Polihroniade 7½ / 9 = 83.3% Tatiana Zatulovskaya 8½/ 9 = 94.4%
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