Women's World Chess Championship 1969

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The 1969 Women's World Chess Championship was won by Nona Gaprindashvili, who successfully defended her title against challenger Alla Kushnir. This was the second of three consecutive title matches between the two strongest female players of their time.

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1967 Candidates Tournament

The Candidates Tournament was held in Subotica in September and October 1967. Unlike the previous tournament three years before, Kushnir won this one outright and again earned the right to challenge the reigning champion Gaprindashvili. [1]

1967 Women's Candidates Tournament
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1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alla Kushnir  (Soviet Union)-0½1111111½10½111113½
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentina Kozlovskaya  (Soviet Union)1-½½11101½1010111112½101.75
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatiana Zatulovskaya  (Soviet Union)½½-100½½1½1111111112½92.00
4Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Tereza Štadler  (Yugoslavia)0½0-1½1111011½½11112
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alexsandra Kislova  (Soviet Union)0010-½011½11½1½11111
6Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Verica Nedeljković  (Yugoslavia)001½½-½01½11½½11½110½
7Flag of Romania.svg  Alexandra Nicolau  (Romania)00½01½-1½1½½1½11011074.75
8Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nana Alexandria  (Soviet Union)01½0010-½1101½111½1074.00
9Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Milunka Lazarević  (Yugoslavia)000000½½-1111111111061.00
10Flag of East Germany.svg  Waltraud Nowarra  (East Germany)0½½0½½000-½1½½½1118
11Flag of Romania.svg  Margareta Perevoznic  (Romania)½00100½00½-½011011749.25
12Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov  (Yugoslavia)010000½100½-0½1½11748.50
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Fenny Heemskerk  (Netherlands)1000½½000½11-½001½6½
14Flag of the United States.svg  Gisela Kahn Gresser  (USA)½10½0½½½0½0½½-0½005½53.50
15Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Venka Asenova  (Bulgaria)000½½0000½0011-1½½5½35.50
16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Marion McGrath  (Australia)00000000001½1½0-½14½
17Flag of Israel.svg  Clara Friedman  (Israel)00000½10000001½½-½4
18Flag of the United States.svg  Eva Aronson  (USA)0000000½0000½1½0½-3

1969 Championship Match

The championship match was played in Tbilisi and Moscow in 1969. Once again, there was never really any doubt about who was the strongest of the two players. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Women's World Championship Match 1969
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alla Kushnir  (Soviet Union)1½0100½0½0½0½4½
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nona Gaprindashvili  (Soviet Union)0½1011½1½1½1½8½

Games of Match

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References

  1. ↑ "World Chess Championship (women) : 1967 Candidates Tournament". Mark-weeks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Scacchi al femminile" (in Italian). storialscacchi. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  3. ↑ "To Nona Gaprindashvili's anniversary". Shahcom Company. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Campeonato Mundo femenino Tbilisi y Moscú 1969" (in Spanish). Ajedrez de ataque. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  5. ↑ "Event Details: Gaprindashvili-Kushnir II (Women's World Championship, Moscow/Tbilisi), 1969". chessmetrics.com. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
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