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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 11½ / 12 = 95.8% * Board 2: Verica Nedeljković Verica Nedeljković ( sr, Верица Недељковић; born 16 September 1929), née Jovanović ( sr, Јовановић), is a Serbian and Yugoslav chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1978). She is a six-time win ... 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 former Soviet and Georgian chess player, and the first woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title Grandmaster in 1978. She was the fifth women's world chess champion (1962–1978). Career In 1961, aged 20, Gaprindashvili won the fourth women's Candidates Tournament, setting up a title match against world champion Elisaveta Bykova. She won the match easily, with a final score of 9-2 (+7−0=4), and went on to defend her title successfully four times: three times against Alla Kushnir (1965: 10–6; 1969: 12–7; 1972: 12–11) and once against Nana Alexandria (1975: 9–4). She finally lost her crown in 1978 to another Georgian, 17-year-old Maia Chiburdanidze, by a score of 6½–8½ (+2−4=9). Gaprindashvili played for the Soviet Union in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, and for Georgia in 1992. She was one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venka Asenova
Venka Asenova ( bg, Венка Асенова; 17 October 1930 – 29 December 1986) was a Bulgarian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1986). She was a nine-time winner of the Bulgarian Women's Chess Championship (1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969). Biography From the 1950s to the 1970s, Venka Asenova was one of the leading Bulgarian women's chess players. She won Bulgarian Women's Chess Championship nine times: 1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1969. The winner of many international chess tournaments, including the 2nd place in Sofia (1967), shared the 1st-2nd place in Piotrków Trybunalski (1969), shared 2nd place in Wijk aan Zee (1970) and Piotrków Trybunalski (1970). In 1967, she participated in Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Subotica, where shared 14th-15th place. Venka Asenova played for Bulgaria in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1957, at first board in the 1st Chess Olympiad (wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedl Rinder
Friedl Rinder (née Benzinger) (November 20, 1905, in Schrobenhausen – June 3, 2001) was a German woman chess master. Rinder won the 1st Women's German championship at Stuttgart 1939. She took 4th place in the 7th Women's World Chess Championship (scoring 15/19) at Buenos Aires 1939 ( Vera Menchik won). After World War II, she won the women's national (West German) championship four times (1949, 1955, 1956 and 1959). She tied for 12–13th in Candidates Tournament at Plovdiv 1959 ( Kira Zvorykina won), and tied for 15–16th in Candidates Tournament at Vrnjacka Banja 1961 ( Nona Gaprindashvili won). She played thrice for West Germany at first board in Women's Chess Olympiad: * 1st Olympiad at Emmen 1957 (+5 –4 =5); * 2nd Olympiad at Split 1963 (+4 –3 =4); * 3rd Olympiad at Oberhausen Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
