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6th Women's Chess Olympiad
The 6th Women's Chess Olympiad, organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE, took place on 15 September to 7 October 1974 in Medellín, Colombia. Twenty-five nations took part in the women's Olympiad. From five preliminary groups the teams were split into three finals. The Soviet Union won. Preliminaries * Group 1: * Group 2: * Group 3: * Group 4: * Group 5: Finals : : : Final «A» * Play-off for gold: Soviet Union-Romania 3-1 (2-0, 1-1) Final «B» Final «C» Individual medals * Board 1: Nona Gaprindashvili 10 / 12 = 83.3% * Board 2: Nana Alexandria 6½ / 8 = 81.3% * Reserve: Irina Levitina 8 / 10 = 80.0% References External linksWomen's Chess Olympiad: Medellín 1974 OlimpBase {{Chess Olympiads Women's Chess Olympiads Chess in Colombia, Olympiad w6 Sports competitions in Medellín, Chess Olympiad w4 1974 in chess, Olympiad w4 1974 in Colombian sport, Chess Olympiad w4 September 1974 sports events in South America Octob ... [...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] |
Ada Van Der Giessen
Ada van der Giessen (born 4 May 1948) is a Dutch chess player. She is a winner of the Dutch Women's Chess Championship (1973) and Women's Chess Olympiads twice individual silver medalist (1972, 1976). Biography In the 1970s Ada van der Giessen was one of the leading Dutch women chess players. In 1973 she won the Dutch Women's Chess Championship. Ada van der Giessen played for the Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1972, at first reserve board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+4, =1, -3) and won an individual silver medal, * In 1974, at second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín (+5, =2, -3), * In 1976, at first reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+5, =3, -1) and won an individual silver medal. In 2003 and 2011, she became the winner of the ''Alphense Schaakclub'' senior tournament in Alphen aan den Rijn Alphen aan den Rijn (; or "Alphen on the Rhine") is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilja Vujosevic
Smilja Vujosevic (9 June 1935 – 30 July 2016) was a Canadian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1977). She was a Canadian Women's Chess Championship winner (1975) and 7th Chess Olympiad (women) individual bronze medal winner (1976). Biography Smilja Vujosevic was born in the northern Serbian village of Ogar. Vujosevic was seriously involved in chess in Yugoslavia, where she participated in the Yugoslav team championships. She played for Partizan Belgrade team on woman's board. In 1967, Vujosevic arrived in Canada. She worked as bookkeeper. From the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, Vujosevic was one of Canada's leading chess players. In 1975, she won Canadian Women's Chess Championship, and in 1989 she won silver medal in this tournament. Vujosevic also showed best result among women in the Canadian Open Chess Championship six times (1970, 1973, 1976, 1988, 1991, 1993). In 1976, she participated in the Tbilisi Interzonal tournament, from whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Wasnetsky
Ursula Wasnetsky (9 October 1931 – 29 January 2009) was a German chess player. She was a winner the West Germany Women's Chess Championship (1968). Biography From the 1960s to the 1970s, Ursula Wasnetsky was one of the leading chess players in the West Germany. She won three medals in West Germany Women's Chess Championships: gold (1964), silver (1972) and bronze (1970). In 1975, she won West Germany Open Women's Chess Championship. Ursula Wasnetsky played for West Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1969, at first board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+1, =3, -6), * In 1972, at first reserve board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+1, =4, -1). * In 1974, at second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín (+3, =2, -8), * In 1976, at first reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+1, =1, -4). Known as chess's life organizer. In the early 1970s, she organized the first girls' tournaments in West Germany. She was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anni Laakmann
Anni Laakmann (born 5 January 1937) is a German chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM, 1983). She is a four time West Germany Women's Chess Champion (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976). Biography In 1970s, Laakmann was one of West Germany's leading women chess players. She won the West Germany Women's Chess Championships four times in 1970, 1972, 1974 and 1976. In 1973, in Nordic Chess Cup Laakmann won all her games. In 1975, in Pula she participated in the World Women's Chess Championship Zonal tournament. Anni Laakmann played for Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1972, at first board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+3, =4, -3), * In 1974, at first board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín (+4, =4, -5), * In 1976, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+4, =4, -2), * In 1978, at first board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+2, =5, -4) and won the team bronze medal, * In 1980, at third board i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Jackson (chess Player)
Sheila A. Jackson (born 11 November 1957) is an English chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1988). She is a four-time winner of the British Women's Chess Championship (1975, 1978, 1980, 1981). Biography In 1970, Jackson won the British Chess Youth Championship in the age group U14, but in 1971 she repeated this success in the age group U18. Sheila Jackson participated in many British Women's Chess Championships and four times won this tournament (1975, 1978, 1980, 1981), but in 1977, after the additional match, she was second. Jackson played for England in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1974, at first reserve board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín (+2, =2, -5), * In 1976, at second board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+5, =2, -2) and won the team silver medal, * In 1978, at second board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+5, =3, -4), * In 1980, at seconde board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Pritchard
Elaine Zelia Pritchard (7 January 1926 – 7 January 2012), née Saunders, was an English chess player who held the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1957). She was a four-time winner of the British Women's Chess Championship (1939, 1946, 1956, 1965). Biography Pritchard learned to play chess at the age of five, and was considered a child prodigy. For two consecutive years, she won the World Girl Chess Championships (1936, 1937), and also successfully participated in simultaneous exhibitions against Alexander Alekhine and Rudolf Spielmann. For decades, she was among England's leading women chess players. Elaine Pritchard four times won the British Women's Chess Championships (1939, 1946 — after winning an additional match against Rowena Mary Bruce, 1956, 1965). Pritchard played for England in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1957, at first board in the 1st Chess Olympiad (women) in Emmen (+6, =4, -4), * In 1972, at second board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Sunnucks
Patricia Anne Sunnucks (21 February 1927 – 22 November 2014) was an author and three-times British Women's Chess Champion (1957, 1958, 1964). During her chess career she was always known as Anne Sunnucks. She was educated at Wycombe Abbey School, Buckinghamshire. Although she learned how to play chess at the age of 8, she did not play seriously until the age of 21, when she joined the same chess club as Imre König, an International Master, who became her tutor. By finishing in second place in the 1953 British Women's Championship she became one of three British representatives in the 1954 Western European Zonal, together with Mrs Bruce and Miss Tramner. Miss Sunnucks earned the Woman International Master title by coming second in the 1954 Western European Zonal. Although this result qualified her to play in the next event in the Women's World Championship Interzonal, she was a Major in the Women's Royal Army Corps and the authorities would not allow her to travel to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlasta Maček
Vlasta Maček (née Kalchbrenner, born 27 June 1952) is a Croatian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1974). She won Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship (1980) and twice won Croatian Women's Chess Championship (1992, 1999). She is Women's Chess Olympiad individual bronze medalist (1974) and first European Senior Chess Championship (women) winner (2003). Biography From the early 1970s to the mid-2000s Vlasta Maček was one of the leading Croatian women's chess players. In 1971, she made her first major victory in the International Women's Tournament in Emmen. In 1973, she won the Balkans Women's Chess Championship. She has repeatedly participated in Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship, where she twice (1973, 1980) shared first place, and became champion in 1980. In 1974, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. Vlasta Maček represented Croatia after the breakup of Yugoslavia. She has won the Croatian Women's Chess Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarina Blagojević
Katarina Blagojević (née Jovanović; 31 October 1943 — 15 November 2021), also known as Katarina Blagojević-Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Катарина Благојевић-Јовановић) was a Serbian chess player who held the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1986). She shared 4th–5th place in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in 1964. She was a three-time winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship (1961, 1971, 1974) and won a team silver medal and bronze individual medal at the Women's Chess Olympiads in 1963 and 1966, respectively. Career An established star since the early 1960s, Katarina was joined in that status by her two younger sisters — first by the middle, future WIM Ružica, in the late 1960s, while the youngest, future WIM and top-20 player, Gordana, soon followed in the early 1970s — and they became known in the chess world as the Jovanović sisters. Each sister won a Yugoslav women's national championship and played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milunka Lazarević
Milunka Lazarević (1 December 1932 – 15 December 2018) was a Serbian chess player and journalist. For many years, she was the strongest female player of Yugoslavia and became a contender for the Women's World Chess Championship. Biography Born in Šantarovac, Yugoslavia, Lazarević was taught chess by her father at the age of fourteen and quickly became recognised as a talent in the game. Progressing to become Yugoslavia's leading female player, she won the women's national championship eleven times between 1952 and 1982. It was during this period that she enjoyed a rivalry with compatriot Vera Nedeljkovic, the two regularly placing well in both domestic and international competition. Her playing style developed to be both exciting and imaginative, although there were occasions when this caused her to overplay the position, particularly against weaker players. According to Anne Sunnucks, this often robbed her of first prize. Among her most notable early results were those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margita Tomanová
Margita Tomanová (née Polanová; born 13 November 1953) is a Slovak chess player, Czechoslovak Women's Chess Championship winner (1974). Biography In the 1970s, Margita Tomanová was one of the leading Czechoslovakian women's chess players. In 1974 she won Czechoslovak Women's Chess Championship. In 1975, in Karlovy Vary Margita Tomanová participated in Women's World Chess Championship European Zonal tournament where shared 12th-13th places with Anna Jurczyńska. Margita Tomanová played for Czechoslovakia in the Women's Chess Olympiad: * * In 1974, at first reserve board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ... (+3, =0, -2). References External linksMargita Polanová (Tomanová)chess games at 365Chess.comMargita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
