Women's World Chess Championship 1953

The 1953 Women's World Chess Championship was the first to feature a Candidates Tournament that produced a challenger for the reigning champion, much like the system used for the open championship title.

The first Candidates Tournament was won by Elisabeth Bykova, who went on to beat Lyudmila Rudenko and become the third Women's World Champion.[1]

1952 Candidates Tournament

The Candidates Tournament was held in Moscow in October and November 1952, with Bykova eventually emerging the winner.[2]

1952 Women's Candidates Tournament
Player12345678910111213141516PointsTie break
1 Elisabeth Bykova (Soviet Union)-01011011½11111111½
2 Fenny Heemskerk (Netherlands)1-1100½0½½11111110½69.00
3 Olga Ignatieva (Soviet Union)00-½½1101111½11110½67.25
4 Valentina Belova (Soviet Union)10½-1½½½1½½110111069.75
5 Edith Keller-Herrmann (East Germany)01½0-1½0½½1111111062.75
6 Kira Zvorykina (Soviet Union)010½0-1½011111111061.00
7 Eileen Betsy Tranmer (England)1½0½½0-011½1½1½19
8 Olga Rubtsova (Soviet Union)011½1½1-0000½½11858.50
9 Chantal Chaudé de Silans (France)0½00½101-10½½111849.00
10 Jozsa Langos (Hungary)½½0½½0010-101111848.50
11 Mona May Karff (USA)000½00½110-111017
12 Rowena Mary Bruce (England)00000001½10-½1015
13 Nina Grushkova-Belska (Czechoslovakia)00½000½½½00½-011
14 Mary Bain (USA)0001000½00001-½½
15 María Berea de Montero (Argentina)000000½000110½-03
16 Salome Reischer (Austria)0000000000000½1-

1953 Championship Match

The championship match was played in Moscow in 1953. Bykova won three of the last four games and thus the title.[3]

Women's World Championship Match 1953
1234567891011121314Total
 Lyudmila Rudenko (Soviet Union) 1100½00½1100106
 Elisabeth Bykova (Soviet Union) 0011½11½0011018

References

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