The 2nd Women's
Chess Olympiad
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, organized by the
FIDE
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, took place between 22 September and 12 October 1963, in
Split
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SFR Yugoslavia
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.
Results
A total of 15 two-woman teams entered the competition. It was played as a
round-robin tournament
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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 links
2nd Women's Chess Olympiad: Split 1963OlimpBase
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