Women's World Chess Championship 1969

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.


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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
 * + 1967 Women's Candidates Tournament
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 1 || Alla Kushnir || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 13½ ||
 * 2 || Valentina Kozlovskaya || 1 || - || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 12½ || 101.75
 * 3 || Tatiana Zatulovskaya || ½ || ½ || - || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 12½ || 92.00
 * 4 || Tereza Štadler || 0 || ½ || 0 || - || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 12 ||
 * 5 || Alexsandra Kislova || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || - || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 11 ||
 * 6 || Verica Nedeljković || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 10½ ||
 * 7 || 🇷🇴 Alexandra Nicolau (ROU) || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || - || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 74.75
 * 8 || Nana Alexandria || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || - || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 10 || 74.00
 * 9 || Milunka Lazarević || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || - || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 10 || 61.00
 * 10 || Waltraud Nowarra || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || - || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 8 ||
 * 11 || 🇷🇴 Margareta Perevoznic (ROU) || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 49.25
 * 12 || Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 7 || 48.50
 * 13 || 🇳🇱 Fenny Heemskerk (NLD) || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || - || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 6½ ||
 * 14 || 🇺🇸 Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA) || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || - || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 5½ || 53.50
 * 15 || 🇧🇬 Venka Asenova (BGR) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5½ || 35.50
 * 16 || 🇦🇺 Marion McGrath (AUS) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || - || ½ || 1 || 4½ ||
 * 17 || 🇮🇱 Clara Friedman (ISR) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || 4 ||
 * 18 || 🇺🇸 Eva Aronson (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || - || 3 ||
 * }
 * 11 || 🇷🇴 Margareta Perevoznic (ROU) || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 49.25
 * 12 || Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 7 || 48.50
 * 13 || 🇳🇱 Fenny Heemskerk (NLD) || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || - || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 6½ ||
 * 14 || 🇺🇸 Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA) || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || - || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 5½ || 53.50
 * 15 || 🇧🇬 Venka Asenova (BGR) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5½ || 35.50
 * 16 || 🇦🇺 Marion McGrath (AUS) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || - || ½ || 1 || 4½ ||
 * 17 || 🇮🇱 Clara Friedman (ISR) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || 4 ||
 * 18 || 🇺🇸 Eva Aronson (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || - || 3 ||
 * }
 * 15 || 🇧🇬 Venka Asenova (BGR) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5½ || 35.50
 * 16 || 🇦🇺 Marion McGrath (AUS) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || - || ½ || 1 || 4½ ||
 * 17 || 🇮🇱 Clara Friedman (ISR) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || 4 ||
 * 18 || 🇺🇸 Eva Aronson (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || - || 3 ||
 * }
 * 18 || 🇺🇸 Eva Aronson (USA) || 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.


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! !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! Total
 * +Women's World Championship Match 1969
 * align=left | Alla Kushnir
 * 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ || 4½
 * align=left | Nona Gaprindashvili
 * style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 8½
 * }
 * style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 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