Women's World Chess Championship 1962

The 1962 Women's World Chess Championship was won by Nona Gaprindashvili, who beat the reigning champion Elisabeth Bykova in the title match.

1961 Candidates Tournament
The Candidates Tournament was held in Vrnjačka Banja in October–November 1961 and utterly dominated by rising star Gaprindashvili, who went through the event undefeated and finished a full two points ahead of her closest competitor.


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! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! Points !! Tie break
 * + 1961 Women's Candidates Tournament
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 * 1 || Nona Gaprindashvili || - || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 13 ||
 * 2 || Valentina Borisenko || 0 || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 11 ||
 * 3 || Kira Zvorykina || ½ || 1 || - || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 10 ||
 * 4 || Verica Nedeljković || ½ || ½ || ½ || - || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 9½ || 68.00
 * 5 || Milunka Lazarević || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || - || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 9½ || 67.75
 * 6 || Tatiana Zatulovskaya || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 9½ || 64.00
 * 7 || 🇷🇴 Alexandra Nicolau (ROU) || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 9 || 66.50
 * 8 || Larissa Volpert || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 65.00
 * 9 || 🇭🇺 Eva Ladanyike-Karakas (HUN) || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 9 || 63.25
 * 10 || 🇷🇴 Elisabeta Polihroniade (ROU) || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8 ||
 * 11 || 🇵🇱 Henrijeta Konarkowska (POL) || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || - || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 7 ||
 * 12 || 🇫🇷 Chantal Chaudé de Silans (FRA) || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 6 || 48.75
 * 13 || 🇺🇸 Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA) || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 6 || 46.50
 * 14 || 🇺🇸 Lisa Lane (USA) || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 42.25
 * 15 || 🇳🇱 Fenny Heemskerk (NLD) || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || - || 0 || 1 || 5½ || 40.50
 * 16 || Elfriede Rinder || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || - || 1 || 5½ || 31.00
 * 17 || 🇲🇳 Sandagdorj Handsuren (MNG) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || - || 2½ ||
 * }
 * 10 || 🇷🇴 Elisabeta Polihroniade (ROU) || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8 ||
 * 11 || 🇵🇱 Henrijeta Konarkowska (POL) || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || - || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 7 ||
 * 12 || 🇫🇷 Chantal Chaudé de Silans (FRA) || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 6 || 48.75
 * 13 || 🇺🇸 Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA) || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 6 || 46.50
 * 14 || 🇺🇸 Lisa Lane (USA) || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 42.25
 * 15 || 🇳🇱 Fenny Heemskerk (NLD) || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || - || 0 || 1 || 5½ || 40.50
 * 16 || Elfriede Rinder || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || - || 1 || 5½ || 31.00
 * 17 || 🇲🇳 Sandagdorj Handsuren (MNG) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || - || 2½ ||
 * }
 * 15 || 🇳🇱 Fenny Heemskerk (NLD) || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || - || 0 || 1 || 5½ || 40.50
 * 16 || Elfriede Rinder || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || - || 1 || 5½ || 31.00
 * 17 || 🇲🇳 Sandagdorj Handsuren (MNG) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || - || 2½ ||
 * }
 * 17 || 🇲🇳 Sandagdorj Handsuren (MNG) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || - || 2½ ||
 * }
 * }

1962 Championship Match
The championship match was played in Moscow in 1962. A 21-year-old Gaprindashvili crushed the defending champion Bykova by 9–2, not losing a single game, to become the fifth - and by far youngest - Women's World Champion.


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! !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! Total
 * +Women's World Championship Match 1962
 * align=left | Elisaveta Bykova
 * ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 0 || 2
 * align=left | Nona Gaprindashvili
 * style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 9
 * }
 * style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 9
 * }