Women's World Chess Championship 1965

The 1965 Women's World Chess Championship was won by Nona Gaprindashvili, who successfully defended her title against challenger Alla Kushnir in what was to be the first of three consecutive title matches between the two strongest female players of their time.

1964 Candidates Tournament
The Candidates Tournament was held in Sukhumi in September and October 1964. Three players were tied for first place, but Kushnir won the playoff in Moscow in December 1964 and earned the right to challenge the reigning champion Gaprindashvili.


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! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! Points !! Tie break
 * + 1964 Women's Candidates Tournament
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 1 || Milunka Lazarević || - || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 12½ || 102.00
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 2 || Alla Kushnir || 0 || - || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 12½ || 93.50
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 3 || Tatiana Zatulovskaya || 0 || 1 || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 12½ || 93.25
 * 4 || Kira Zvorykina || ½ || 0 || 1 || - || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 11 || 91.25
 * 5 || Katarina Jovanović-Blagojević || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 11 || 82.50
 * 6 || Maaja Ranniku || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 10½ ||
 * 7 || Valentina Borisenko || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || - || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 10 || 78.75
 * 8 || 🇵🇱 Henrijeta Konarkowska (POL) || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 10 || 75.75
 * 9 || Verica Nedeljković || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 9 ||
 * 10 || Kveta Eretova || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 8½ ||
 * 11 || Elisabeth Bykova || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || - || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 8 ||
 * 12 || 🇺🇸 Lisa Lane (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 7 ||
 * 13 || 🇭🇺 Eva Ladanyike-Karakas (HUN) || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || - || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6½ || 48.00
 * 14 || 🇺🇸 Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA) || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6½ || 45.75
 * 15 || 🇷🇴 Margareta Teodorescu (ROU) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6½ || 38.75
 * 16 || 🇧🇬 Antonia Ivanova (BGR) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || ½ || 6 ||
 * 17 || 🇲🇳 Tumenbayar Tsend (MNG) || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || 1 || 4 ||
 * 18 || 🇦🇷 Celia Baudot de Moschini (ARG) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || - || 1 ||
 * }
 * 12 || 🇺🇸 Lisa Lane (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 7 ||
 * 13 || 🇭🇺 Eva Ladanyike-Karakas (HUN) || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || - || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6½ || 48.00
 * 14 || 🇺🇸 Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA) || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6½ || 45.75
 * 15 || 🇷🇴 Margareta Teodorescu (ROU) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6½ || 38.75
 * 16 || 🇧🇬 Antonia Ivanova (BGR) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || ½ || 6 ||
 * 17 || 🇲🇳 Tumenbayar Tsend (MNG) || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || 1 || 4 ||
 * 18 || 🇦🇷 Celia Baudot de Moschini (ARG) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || - || 1 ||
 * }
 * 16 || 🇧🇬 Antonia Ivanova (BGR) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || ½ || 6 ||
 * 17 || 🇲🇳 Tumenbayar Tsend (MNG) || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || 1 || 4 ||
 * 18 || 🇦🇷 Celia Baudot de Moschini (ARG) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || - || 1 ||
 * }
 * 18 || 🇦🇷 Celia Baudot de Moschini (ARG) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || - || 1 ||
 * }
 * }


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! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! Total
 * + 1964 Women's Candidates Playoff Tournament
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 * 1 || Alla Kushnir || - || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 2½
 * 2 || Milunka Lazarević || 1 0 || - || 1 0 || 2
 * 3 || Tatiana Zatulovskaya || 0 ½ || 0 1 || - || 1½
 * }
 * 3 || Tatiana Zatulovskaya || 0 ½ || 0 1 || - || 1½
 * }

1965 Championship Match
The championship match was played in Riga in 1965. Despite valiant opposition from Kushnir, Gaprindashvili's victory was never really in doubt.


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! !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! Total
 * +Women's World Championship Match 1965
 * align=left | Alla Kushnir
 * 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 || 4½
 * align=left | Nona Gaprindashvili
 * style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 8½
 * }
 * style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 8½
 * }