The 1975 Women's World Chess Championship was won by Nona Gaprindashvili, who successfully defended her title against challenger Nana Alexandria. This was Gaprindashvili's fourth title defense - and the last successful one.

1973 Interzonal Tournament

An Interzonal tournament was held in Menorca in October and November 1973, featuring the best players from each FIDE zone. A total of 20 players took part, with the top four qualifying for the Candidates Tournament. Kozlovskaya won the tournament and progressed directly, while the four players tied for second place contested a playoff in Kislovodsk in February and March 1974 from which one (Konopleva) was eliminated.[1][2]

1973 Women's Interzonal Tournament
Player1234567891011121314151617181920PointsTie break
1 Valentina Kozlovskaya (Soviet Union)-0½½½111½01½0111111113½
2 Marta Shul (Soviet Union)1-0½101½½½½01111111½13112.25
3 Natalia Konopleva (Soviet Union)½1-½011½½½01½½½1111113110.00
4 Irina Levitina (Soviet Union)½½½-½001½½1½111½111113107.25
5 Nana Alexandria (Soviet Union)½01½-0½0½0111111111113104.00
6 Jana Hartston (England)01011-½½½½½110½½111½12106.00
7 Tatiana Zatulovskaya (Soviet Union)0001½½-½½½1½11½1½1111298.00
8 Alexandra Nicolau (Romania)0½½01½½-½½0½½11111111295.00
9 Zsuzsa Veroci (Hungary)½½½½½½½½-½½½1½0½111111½
10 Elisabeta Polihroniade (Romania)1½½½1½½½½-0½1010½½1111100.50
11 Katarina Jovanović (Yugoslavia)0½100½01½1-0½1½½11111188.00
12 Gertrude Baumstark (Romania)½10½00½½½½1-½½½00111
13 Milunka Lazarević (Yugoslavia)10½0000½00½½-01111119
14 Pepita Ferrer (Spain)00½00100½10½1-½½1½½1
15 Eva Ladanyike-Karakas (Hungary)00½00½½010½½0½-10½11
16 Ljubica Zivkovic (Yugoslavia)000½0½00½1½10½0-½1017
17 Ruth Volgl Cardoso (Brazil)000000½00½01001½-½0½
18 Eva Aronson (USA)000000000½000½½0½-1½20.25
19 Linda Maddern (Australia)0000000000000½0110-117.75
20 Ruth Donnelly (USA)0½000½0000000000½½0-2
1974 Kislovodsk playoff
1234Total
1 Nana Alexandria (Soviet Union) x x x x 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½
2 Irina Levitina (Soviet Union) 0 ½ ½ ½ x x x x ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 7
3 Marta Shul (Soviet Union) 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 x x x x 1 1 1 1
4 Natalia Konopleva (Soviet Union) 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 x x x x 2

1974-75 Candidates matches

The top three from the Interzonal were supposed to have been joined by Alla Kushnir, the loser of the last championship match. However, Kushnir had recently fled the Soviet Union and was unable to participate, so instead four players qualified from the Interzonal (Kushnir later settled in Israel and went on to represent her new country in the next championship cycle).

These four players contested a knock-out series of matches. Alexandria won, earning the right to challenge reigning champion Gaprindashvili.[3]

SemifinalsFinal
Riga, May–June 1974
Soviet Union Nana Alexandria
Moscow, Feb-Mar 1975
Soviet Union Marta Shul
Soviet Union Nana Alexandria9
Kislovodsk, May–June 1974
Soviet Union Irina Levitina8
Soviet Union Irina Levitina
Soviet Union Valentina Kozlovskaya

1975 Championship Match

The championship match was played in Pitsunda and Tbilisi in 1975. In the end, Alexandria was no match for Gaprindashvili, who retained her title by a comfortable margin.[4]

Women's World Championship Match 1975
123456789101112Total
 Nona Gaprindashvili (Soviet Union) 1011½1101011
 Nana Alexandria (Soviet Union) 0100½0010100

References

  1. "World Chess Championship (women) : 1973 Menorca Interzonal Tournament". Mark-weeks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  2. «64» (weekly supplement to the Soviet newspaper «Советский Спорт»), Nr. 11, 1974
  3. "World Chess Championship (women) : 1974-75 cycle : Candidates Matches". Mark-weeks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  4. "World Chess Championship (women) : 1975 Gaprindashvili - Alexandria". Mark-weeks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
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