Women's World Chess Championship 1958 Explained

The 1958 Women's World Chess Championship was a rematch between defending champion Olga Rubtsova and ex-champion Elisabeth Bykova, who she had won the title from in 1956.

The match was played in Moscow from 4 February to 12 March. It was a 16-game event (the first player to reach 8.5 points will be the winner.)^[1] Bykova won the match convincingly, regaining the title.^[2]

Women's World Championship Match 1958

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total
align=left		0	1	0	½	0	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	½	8½
align=left		1	0	1	½	1	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	5½

Notes and References

1. "Only 14 games were played (16 games, in all, were to be played under the rules).", The Soviet School of Chess, by Alexandr Kotov and Mikhail Yudovich, 1983, page 139.
2. Web site: 1958 Bikova - Rubtsova : World Chess Championship (women). www.mark-weeks.com. 17 May 2021.