Women's World Chess Championship 1969 Explained

The 1969 Women's World Chess Championship was won by Nona Gaprindashvili, who successfully defended her title against challenger Alla Kushnir. This was the second of three consecutive title matches between the two strongest female players of their time.

1967 Candidates Tournament

The Candidates Tournament was held in Subotica in September and October 1967. Unlike the previous tournament three years before, Kushnir won this one outright and again earned the right to challenge the reigning champion Gaprindashvili.^[1]

1967 Women's Candidates Tournament

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points	Tie break
1		-	0	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	0	½	1	1	1	1	13½
2		1	-	½	½	1	1	1	0	1	½	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	12½	101.75
3		½	½	-	1	0	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	12½	92.00
4		0	½	0	-	1	½	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	12
5		0	0	1	0	-	½	0	1	1	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	11
6		0	0	1	½	½	-	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	10½
7		0	0	½	0	1	½	-	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	0	1	10	74.75
8		0	1	½	0	0	1	0	-	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	1	1	½	10	74.00
9		0	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	61.00
10		0	½	½	0	½	½	0	0	0	-	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	8
11		½	0	0	1	0	0	½	0	0	½	-	½	0	1	1	0	1	1	7	49.25
12		0	1	0	0	0	0	½	1	0	0	½	-	0	½	1	½	1	1	7	48.50
13		1	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	1	1	-	½	0	0	1	½	6½
14		½	1	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	-	0	½	0	0	5½	53.50
15		0	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	1	1	-	1	½	½	5½	35.50
16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	1	½	0	-	½	1	4½
17		0	0	0	0	0	½	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	½	-	½	4
18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	0	½	-	3

1969 Championship Match

The championship match was played in Tbilisi and Moscow in 1969. Once again, there was never really any doubt about who was the strongest of the two players.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Women's World Championship Match 1969

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Total
align=left		1	½	0	1	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	4½
align=left		0	½	1	0	1	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	8½

Games of Match

• Gaprindashvili-Kushnir Title Match 1969 13 games on chessgames.com
• Gaprindashvili-Kushnir Title Match 1969 13 games on 365chess.com
• Gaprindashvili-Kushnir Title Match 1969 13 games on chesstempo.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Chess Championship (women) : 1967 Candidates Tournament . Mark-weeks.com . 2012-02-06.
2. Web site: Scacchi al femminile . 2015-01-02 . storialscacchi . it.
3. Web site: To Nona Gaprindashvili's anniversary. 2015-01-02 . Shahcom Company .
4. Web site: Campeonato Mundo femenino Tbilisi y Moscú 1969. 2015-01-02 . Ajedrez de ataque . es.
5. Web site: Event Details: Gaprindashvili-Kushnir II (Women's World Championship, Moscow/Tbilisi), 1969. 2015-01-02 . chessmetrics.com .