Women's World Chess Championship 1984

The 1984 Women's World Chess Championship was won by Maia Chiburdanidze, who successfully defended her title against challenger Irina Levitina.

1982 Interzonals
As part of the qualification process, two Interzonal tournaments were held, one in Bad Kissingen in July and the other in Tbilisi in September 1982, featuring the best players from each FIDE zone. A total of 31 players took part, with the top three from each Interzonal qualifying for the Candidates Tournament.

In Bad Kissingen, ex-champion Gaprindashvili took first place and qualified along with Semenova and Lematschko.

Mureşan won in Tbilisi, ahead of Levitina and Liu (the first Chinese player to qualify for a Candidates Tournament).


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! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! Points !! Tie break
 * + 1982 Women's Interzonal, Bad Kissingen
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 1 || Nona Gaprindashvili || - || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 12 ||
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 2 || Lidia Semenova || 1 || - || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 11½ ||
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 3 || 🇨🇭 Tatjana Lematschko (CHE) || ½ || ½ || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 11 ||
 * 4 || Eliska Klimova || ½ || 0 || 1 || - || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 10½ || 69.00
 * 5 || Barbara Hund || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || - || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 10½ || 62.25
 * 6 || Marta Litinskaya || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || - || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 10 ||
 * 7 || 🇷🇴 Marina Pogorevici (ROU) || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 9½ ||
 * 8 || Elena Fatalibekova || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || - || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 7 || 44.75
 * 9 || Suzana Maksimović || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || - || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 7 || 40.75
 * 10 || 🇭🇺 Mária Ivánka (HUN) || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || - || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 7 || 40.00
 * 11 || 🇳🇱 Erika Belle (NLD) || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 5 ||
 * 12 || 🇸🇪 Borislava Borisova (SWE) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4½ || 23.50
 * 13 || 🇨🇦 Nava Shterenberg (CAN) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || - || 1 || ½ || 1 || 4½ || 23.00
 * 14 || 🇵🇱 Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska (POL) || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || - || 0 || 0 || 4 ||
 * 15 || 🇨🇱 Giovanna Arbunic (CHL) || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || - || 0 || 3 || 19.00
 * 16 || 🇺🇸 Rachel Crotto (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || 3 || 12.00
 * }
 * 11 || 🇳🇱 Erika Belle (NLD) || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 5 ||
 * 12 || 🇸🇪 Borislava Borisova (SWE) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4½ || 23.50
 * 13 || 🇨🇦 Nava Shterenberg (CAN) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || - || 1 || ½ || 1 || 4½ || 23.00
 * 14 || 🇵🇱 Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska (POL) || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || - || 0 || 0 || 4 ||
 * 15 || 🇨🇱 Giovanna Arbunic (CHL) || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || - || 0 || 3 || 19.00
 * 16 || 🇺🇸 Rachel Crotto (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || 3 || 12.00
 * }
 * 14 || 🇵🇱 Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska (POL) || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || - || 0 || 0 || 4 ||
 * 15 || 🇨🇱 Giovanna Arbunic (CHL) || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || - || 0 || 3 || 19.00
 * 16 || 🇺🇸 Rachel Crotto (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || 3 || 12.00
 * }
 * 16 || 🇺🇸 Rachel Crotto (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || 3 || 12.00
 * }


 * {| class="wikitable"

! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! Points !! Tie break
 * + 1982 Women's Interzonal, Tbilisi
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 1 || 🇷🇴 Margareta Mureşan (ROU) || - || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 10½ ||
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 2 || Irina Levitina || ½ || - || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 9½ ||
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 3 || 🇨🇳 Liu Shilan (CHN) || 0 || ½ || - || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 9 ||
 * 4 || 🇪🇸 Nieves García (ESP) || 0 || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 8 || 51.75
 * 5 || Elena Akhmilovskaya || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || - || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 8 || 51.50
 * 6 || Nino Gurieli || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || - || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 8 || 51.00
 * 7 || Tamara Minogina || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || - || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 7½ || 49.75
 * 8 || Natalia Titorenko || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 7½ || 45.75
 * 9 || Gisela Fischdick || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || - || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 7 ||
 * 10 || 🇭🇺 Zsuzsa Veroci-Petronic (HUN) || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || - || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 6½ || 41.75
 * 11 || Zorica Nikolin || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || - || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6½ || 37.50
 * 12 || Amalija Pihajlić || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || 0 || 0 || 5½ ||
 * 13 || 🇮🇳 Rohini Khadilkar (IND) || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || - || 1 || 1 || 5 || 29.50
 * 14 || 🇺🇸 Diane Savereide (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 5 || 29.25
 * 15 || 🇨🇴 Ilse Guggenberger (COL) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 1½ ||
 * }
 * 10 || 🇭🇺 Zsuzsa Veroci-Petronic (HUN) || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || - || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 6½ || 41.75
 * 11 || Zorica Nikolin || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || - || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6½ || 37.50
 * 12 || Amalija Pihajlić || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || - || ½ || 0 || 0 || 5½ ||
 * 13 || 🇮🇳 Rohini Khadilkar (IND) || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || - || 1 || 1 || 5 || 29.50
 * 14 || 🇺🇸 Diane Savereide (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 5 || 29.25
 * 15 || 🇨🇴 Ilse Guggenberger (COL) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 1½ ||
 * }
 * 14 || 🇺🇸 Diane Savereide (USA) || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || - || 1 || 5 || 29.25
 * 15 || 🇨🇴 Ilse Guggenberger (COL) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 1½ ||
 * }
 * 15 || 🇨🇴 Ilse Guggenberger (COL) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || - || 1½ ||
 * }

1983-84 Candidates matches
The six qualifiers from the Interzonals were joined by two seeded players: Alexandria, who had lost the last championship match, and Ioseliani, who had lost the previous Candidates final.

These eight players contested a knock-out series of matches. Levitina won the final, earning the right to challenge the reigning champion for the title.

1984 Championship Match
The championship match was played in Volgograd from early September to October 19, 1984. A close match ended with a victory for 17-year-old Chiburdanidze against her twenty-year older opponent. Unlike the previous match three years before, champion Chiburdanidze had no problems this time. She beat challenger Levitina with a comfortable margin of three points and retained her title


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! !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total
 * +Women's World Championship Match 1984
 * align=left | Irina Levitina
 * ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 5½
 * align=left | Maia Chiburdanidze
 * style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||8½
 * }
 * style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||8½
 * }