USSR Women's Chess Championship

The Women's Soviet Chess Championship was played in the Soviet Union from 1927 through 1991 to determine the women's chess national champion.

The championship was not played on a regular basis in the years 1927–1937 and there was a break during World War II. From 1950 onward it was played regularly all years.

List of winners

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! #  !!  Year  !! Place !! Winner !! Score
 * 1 || 1927 ||  Moscow ||  Olga Rubtsova || 8½  / 10
 * 2 || 1931 || Moscow ||   Olga Rubtsova || 7½  / 9
 * 3 || 1934 || Leningrad ||  Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya  || 7 / 9
 * 4 || 1936 || Leningrad  ||   Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya || 9½  / 11
 * 5 || 1937 || Rostov-on-Don  ||   Olga Rubtsova || 12½  / 15
 * 6 || 1945 || Moscow ||   Valentina Borisenko || 7½  / 9
 * 7 || 1946||  Moscow  ||   Elisaveta Bykova || 14 / 16
 * 8 || 1947 || Moscow ||  Elisaveta Bykova || 12 / 15
 * 9 || 1948 || Moscow ||  Olga Rubtsova || 13 / 17
 * 10 || 1950 || Riga ||  Elisaveta Bykova || 12½  / 15
 * 11 || 1951|| Kiev ||  Kira Zvorykina  || 11½  / 17
 * 12 || 1952 || Tbilisi ||  Lyudmila Rudenko || 13 / 17
 * 13 || 1953 || Rostov-on-Don ||  Kira Zvorykina ||  13 / 17
 * 14 || 1954 || Krasnodar ||  Larissa Volpert || 14 / 19
 * 15 || 1955 || Sukhumi ||  Valentina Borisenko || 13½  / 19
 * 16 || 1956 || Dnepropetrovsk ||  Kira Zvorykina || 13½  / 17
 * 17 || 1957 || Vilnius ||  Valentina Borisenko  || 12 / 17
 * 18 || 1958 || Kharkov ||  Larissa Volpert || 14 / 21
 * 19 || 1959 || Lipetsk ||  Larissa Volpert || 12 / 18
 * 20 || 1960 || Riga ||  Valentina Borisenko || 13 / 18
 * 21 || 1961 || Baku ||  Valentina Borisenko || 13½  / 19
 * 22 || 1962|| Riga ||  Tatiana Zatulovskaya || 13 / 19
 * 23 || 1963 || Baku  ||  Maaja Ranniku   || 14 / 19
 * 24 || 1964 || Tbilisi ||  Nona Gaprindashvili || 15 / 19
 * 25 || 1965 || Beltsy ||  Valentina Kozlovskaya || 13½  / 19
 * 26 || 1966 || Kiev ||  Nana Alexandria|| 14 / 19
 * 27 || 1967 || Sochi ||  Maaja Ranniku || 11 / 13
 * 28 || 1968 || Ashkhabad ||  Nana Alexandria || 13½  / 19
 * 29 || 1969 || Gori ||  Nana Alexandria || 15 / 19
 * 30 || 1970 || Beltsy ||  Alla Kushnir|| 14 / 19
 * 31 || 1971 || Sochi ||  Irina Levitina || 14 / 19
 * 32 || 1972 || Tolyatti ||  Marta Litinskaya|| 12 / 19
 * 33 || 1973 || Tbilisi ||  Nona Gaprindashvili  || 14 / 19
 * 34 || 1974 || Tbilisi ||   Elena Fatalibekova || 14 / 18
 * 35 || 1975 || Frunze || Liudmila Belavenets || 10 / 16
 * 36 || 1976 || Tbilisi || Anna Akhsharumova || 12½  / 17
 * 37 || 1977 || Lvov || Maia Chiburdanidze || 13 / 17
 * 38 || 1978 || Nikolayevsk || Lidia Semenova || 12½  / 17
 * 39 || 1979 || Tbilisi || Irina Levitina || 12½  / 17
 * 40 || 1980 || Alma-Ata || Irina Levitina || 12 / 15
 * 41 || 1981 || Ivano-Frankivsk   || Nona Gaprindashvili  Nana Ioseliani || 12 / 17
 * 42 || 1982 || Tallinn || Nana Ioseliani || 12 / 17
 * 43 || 1983 || Vilnius || Nona Gaprindashvili || 12½  / 17
 * 44 || 1984 || Kiev || Svetlana Matveeva  Anna Akhsharumova || 9½  / 15
 * 45 || 1985 || Yerevan || Nona Gaprindashvili  || 12½  / 17
 * 46 || 1986 || Frunze || Nana Ioseliani || 11½  / 16
 * 47 || 1987 || Tbilisi || Nana Ioseliani || 14½  / 19
 * 48 || 1988 || Alma-Ata || Julia Demina || 12 / 17
 * 49 || 1989 || Volzhsky  || Irina Chelushkina || 12½  / 17
 * 50 || 1990 || Podolsk  || Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant || 13 / 16
 * 51 || 1991 || Lvov || Svetlana Matveeva || 13½  / 17
 * }
 * 27 || 1967 || Sochi ||  Maaja Ranniku || 11 / 13
 * 28 || 1968 || Ashkhabad ||  Nana Alexandria || 13½  / 19
 * 29 || 1969 || Gori ||  Nana Alexandria || 15 / 19
 * 30 || 1970 || Beltsy ||  Alla Kushnir|| 14 / 19
 * 31 || 1971 || Sochi ||  Irina Levitina || 14 / 19
 * 32 || 1972 || Tolyatti ||  Marta Litinskaya|| 12 / 19
 * 33 || 1973 || Tbilisi ||  Nona Gaprindashvili  || 14 / 19
 * 34 || 1974 || Tbilisi ||   Elena Fatalibekova || 14 / 18
 * 35 || 1975 || Frunze || Liudmila Belavenets || 10 / 16
 * 36 || 1976 || Tbilisi || Anna Akhsharumova || 12½  / 17
 * 37 || 1977 || Lvov || Maia Chiburdanidze || 13 / 17
 * 38 || 1978 || Nikolayevsk || Lidia Semenova || 12½  / 17
 * 39 || 1979 || Tbilisi || Irina Levitina || 12½  / 17
 * 40 || 1980 || Alma-Ata || Irina Levitina || 12 / 15
 * 41 || 1981 || Ivano-Frankivsk   || Nona Gaprindashvili  Nana Ioseliani || 12 / 17
 * 42 || 1982 || Tallinn || Nana Ioseliani || 12 / 17
 * 43 || 1983 || Vilnius || Nona Gaprindashvili || 12½  / 17
 * 44 || 1984 || Kiev || Svetlana Matveeva  Anna Akhsharumova || 9½  / 15
 * 45 || 1985 || Yerevan || Nona Gaprindashvili  || 12½  / 17
 * 46 || 1986 || Frunze || Nana Ioseliani || 11½  / 16
 * 47 || 1987 || Tbilisi || Nana Ioseliani || 14½  / 19
 * 48 || 1988 || Alma-Ata || Julia Demina || 12 / 17
 * 49 || 1989 || Volzhsky  || Irina Chelushkina || 12½  / 17
 * 50 || 1990 || Podolsk  || Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant || 13 / 16
 * 51 || 1991 || Lvov || Svetlana Matveeva || 13½  / 17
 * }
 * 40 || 1980 || Alma-Ata || Irina Levitina || 12 / 15
 * 41 || 1981 || Ivano-Frankivsk   || Nona Gaprindashvili  Nana Ioseliani || 12 / 17
 * 42 || 1982 || Tallinn || Nana Ioseliani || 12 / 17
 * 43 || 1983 || Vilnius || Nona Gaprindashvili || 12½  / 17
 * 44 || 1984 || Kiev || Svetlana Matveeva  Anna Akhsharumova || 9½  / 15
 * 45 || 1985 || Yerevan || Nona Gaprindashvili  || 12½  / 17
 * 46 || 1986 || Frunze || Nana Ioseliani || 11½  / 16
 * 47 || 1987 || Tbilisi || Nana Ioseliani || 14½  / 19
 * 48 || 1988 || Alma-Ata || Julia Demina || 12 / 17
 * 49 || 1989 || Volzhsky  || Irina Chelushkina || 12½  / 17
 * 50 || 1990 || Podolsk  || Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant || 13 / 16
 * 51 || 1991 || Lvov || Svetlana Matveeva || 13½  / 17
 * }
 * 46 || 1986 || Frunze || Nana Ioseliani || 11½  / 16
 * 47 || 1987 || Tbilisi || Nana Ioseliani || 14½  / 19
 * 48 || 1988 || Alma-Ata || Julia Demina || 12 / 17
 * 49 || 1989 || Volzhsky  || Irina Chelushkina || 12½  / 17
 * 50 || 1990 || Podolsk  || Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant || 13 / 16
 * 51 || 1991 || Lvov || Svetlana Matveeva || 13½  / 17
 * }
 * 50 || 1990 || Podolsk  || Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant || 13 / 16
 * 51 || 1991 || Lvov || Svetlana Matveeva || 13½  / 17
 * }
 * 51 || 1991 || Lvov || Svetlana Matveeva || 13½  / 17
 * }
 * }

Winners of more titles
 * 5 titles : Valentina Borisenko, Nona Gaprindashvili
 * 4 titles : Olga Rubtsova, Nana Ioseliani
 * 3 titles : Nana Alexandria, Elisaveta Bykova, Irina Levitina, Larissa Volpert, Kira Zvorykina
 * 2 titles : Anna Akhsharumova, Svetlana Matveeva, Maaja Ranniku, Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya

Related pages

 * Soviet Chess Championship