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2nd Women's Chess Olympiad
The 2nd Women's Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE, took place between 22 September and 12 October 1963, in Split, SFR Yugoslavia. Results A total of 15 two-woman teams entered the competition. It was played as a round-robin tournament. : Individual medals * Board 1: Nona Gaprindashvili Nona Gaprindashvili ( ka, ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. Noted for her aggressive style of play, she was the women's world chess champion from 1962 to 1978, and in 1978 ... 11½ / 12 = 95.8% * Board 2: Verica Nedeljković 12 / 12 = 100% * Reserve Board: Hendrika Timmer 6½/ 9 = 72.2% References External links2nd Women's Chess Olympiad: Split 1963OlimpBase {{Chess Olympiads Women's Chess Olympiads Olympiad w2 Chess Olympiad w2 Olympiad w2 Chess Olympiad w1 September 1963 sports events in Europe October 1963 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Gaprindashvili
Nona Gaprindashvili ( ka, ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. Noted for her aggressive style of play, she was the women's world chess champion from 1962 to 1978, and in 1978 was the first woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title of Grandmaster. She was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Presidential Order of Excellence in 2015. Gaprindashvili began playing chess when she was five years old; in 1954, she moved to Tbilisi to train under Grandmasters. In 1962, she became women's world chess champion by a sweeping victory in a match against the incumbent, Elisaveta Bykova. This won her widespread acclaim throughout Georgia. She successfully defended her title on four occasions: three times against Alla Kushnir and once against Nana Alexandria. She narrowly lost her title to Maia Chiburdanidze in 1978. Gaprindashvili participated in men's tournaments during her career, including a perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |