6th Women's Chess Olympiad
The 6th Women's Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE, took place on 15 September to 7 October 1974 in Medellín, Colombia.
Twenty-five nations took part in the women's Olympiad. From five preliminary groups the teams were split into three finals.
The Soviet Union won.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Preliminaries
- Group 1: 1. Soviet Union, 2. Canada, 3. Austria, 4. Colombia, 5. Puerto Rico.
- Group 2: 1. Romania, 2. Netherlands, 3. United States, 4. Japan, 5. Panama.
- Group 3: 1. Hungary, 2. England, 3. Israel, 4. Brazil, 5. Monaco.
- Group 4: 1. Yugoslavia, 2. Bulgaria, 3. Spain, 4. Finland, 5. Mexico.
- Group 5: 1. Czechoslovakia, 2. West Germany, 3. Sweden, 4. Ireland, 5. Iraq.
Finals
Final A # Country Players Average
ratingPoints MP Playoff score 1 
Soviet UnionNona Gaprindashvili, Nana Alexandria, Irina Levitina 2380 13½ 14 3 2 
RomaniaElisabeta Polihroniade, Gertrude Baumstark, Margareta Teodorescu 2233 13½ 14 1 3 
BulgariaTatjana Lematschko, Antonina Georgieva, Venka Asenova 2233 13 14
# Country Average
ratingPoints MP 4 
Hungary2300 13 13 5 
Netherlands2115 9½ 6 
Czechoslovakia2195 9 7 
Yugoslavia2203 7½ 8 
England2068 4 3 9 
West Germany2103 4 3 10 
Canada2033 3
Final B # Country Average
ratingPoints MP 11 
Spain1938 13½ 16 12 
Israel2105 13½ 16 13 
Brazil2008 11 14 
United States2048 10½ 15 
Sweden2025 9½ 16 
Austria1965 8½ 17 
Colombia– 8 18 
Finland1880 6 19 
Japan1825 5 20 
Ireland1830 4½
Final C # Country Points MP 21 
Mexico7½ 22 
Puerto Rico7 23 
Iraq5 5 24 Colombia "B"5 5 25 
Monaco4 26 
Panama1½
Individual medals
- Board 1: Nona Gaprindashvili 10 / 12 = 83.3%
- Board 2: Nana Alexandria 6½ / 8 = 81.3%
- Reserve: Irina Levitina 8 / 10 = 80.0%
References
- ^ Carruth, Gorton (17 September 1993). "The encyclopedia of world facts and dates". HarperCollins Publishers – via Google Books.
- ^ "Chess Competitions, 1971–2010: An Annotated International Bibliography". McFarland. 21 January 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ Felice, Gino Di (11 September 2014). "Chess Results, 1975–1977: A Comprehensive Record with 872 Tournament Crosstables and 147 Match Scores, with Sources". McFarland – via Google Books.
- ^ Felice, Gino Di (18 August 2010). "Chess Periodicals: An Annotated International Bibliography, 1836–2008". McFarland – via Google Books.
- ^ "Chess Competitions, 1971–2010: An Annotated International Bibliography". McFarland. 21 January 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Yugoslav Survey". Jugoslavija Publishing House. 17 September 1991 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The British Chess Magazine". Trubner & Company. 17 September 1977 – via Google Books.
External links
- Women's Chess Olympiad: Medellín 1974 OlimpBase