Belgrade International Women's Grandmaster Chess Tournament Explained

The Belgrade International Women's Grandmaster Chess Tournament is an annual women's round-robin chess tournament held in Belgrade, Serbia each March in honour of International Women's Day. The tournament was first staged in 1965 and has been held largely uninterrupted every year since. The tournament has had some prominent winners, most notably five-time Women's World Champions Nona Gaprindashvili and Maia Chiburdanidze. Gaprindashvilli won the tournament seven times, and in 1971 in particular she won with a perfect score of 13/13.[1] [2]

Winners

No Year Winner
1 1965
2 1966
3 1967
4 1968
5 1969
6 1970
7 1971
8 1972
9 1973
10 1974
11 1975

12 1976
13 1977
14 1978
15 1979
16 1981
17 1982
18 1983
19 1985
20 1986
21 1987
22 1989
23 1990

24 1991
25 1992
26 1993
27 1994
28 1995
29 1996
30 1997
31 1998
32 1999
33 2000
34 2001
35 2002
36 2003
37 2005


38 2006
39 2007
40 2008
41 2009
42 2010
43 2011
44 2012
45 2013
46 2014
47 2015
48 2016
49 2017
50 2018
51 2019
52 2020
53 2022
54 2023
55 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 8 International Women's Day . Chess News Blog . 7 June 2024 . 6 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Otvoren 55. Međunarodni Osmomartovski Turnir Šahistkinja . 55th International Women Chess Tournament Opened On The 8th Of March . SOS Kanal . 7 June 2024 . Serbian.