The 3rd Women's Chess Olympiad, organized by the

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, took place in 1966 in

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Results

A total of 14 two-woman teams entered the competition. It was played as a

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. :

Individual medals

* Board 1:

Nona Gaprindashvili Nona Gaprindashvili ( ka, ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a former Soviet Union, Soviet and Georgia (country), Georgian chess player, and the first woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title Grandmaster (ch ...

9 / 11 = 81.8% * Board 2:

Elisabeta Polihroniade Elisabeta Polihroniade (; née Ionescu; 24 April 1935 – 23 January 2016) was a Romanian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and an International Arbiter (1986). She was born in Bucharest. She won the Romanian Women's Cha ...

7½ / 9 = 83.3% * Reserve Board: Tatiana Zatulovskaya 8½/ 9 = 94.4%

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3rd Women's Chess Olympiad: Oberhausen 1966
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