1958 World (women) chess championship

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1958 World (women) chess championship
Compiled by gauer

This collection awaits subsequent information about the rounds and dates. It was played at Moscow, Russia from the 2nd of February until March 15th.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Total Elisaveta Bykova (Soviet Union) 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 8½ Olga Rubtsova (Soviet Union) 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 5½

* The cross-table (above - from wikipedia (1)) does not describe the colour pairings for the rounds - it is backwards. Bykova started the match with the black pieces, according to the kibitzing.

Rubtsova won the title.

References: (1) Wikipedia article: Women's World Chess Championship 1958 , (2) Dates from Ken Whyld's <Chess: The records> 1986, Guinness (courtesy of look-up by User: crawfb5 ).

1 or 3 or 5 or 13
O Rubtsova vs E Bykova, 1958
(A56) Benoni Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Round 2 or 8 or 10 or 12
E Bykova vs O Rubtsova, 1958
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 60 moves, 1-0
1 or 3 or 5 or 13
O Rubtsova vs E Bykova, 1958
(A53) Old Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
Round 4 or 6 or 14
E Bykova vs O Rubtsova, 1958
(B56) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
1 or 3 or 5 or 13
O Rubtsova vs E Bykova, 1958
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Round 4 or 6 or 14
E Bykova vs O Rubtsova, 1958
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 7 - see kibitzing
O Rubtsova vs E Bykova, 1958
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 64 moves, 0-1
Round 2 or 8 or 10 or 12
E Bykova vs O Rubtsova, 1958
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
9 or 11
O Rubtsova vs E Bykova, 1958
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 26 moves, 0-1
Round 2 or 8 or 10 or 12
E Bykova vs O Rubtsova, 1958
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
9 or 11
O Rubtsova vs E Bykova, 1958
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 40 moves, 0-1
Round 2 or 8 or 10 or 12
E Bykova vs O Rubtsova, 1958
(B40) Sicilian, 70 moves, 1-0
1 or 3 or 5 or 13
O Rubtsova vs E Bykova, 1958
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 39 moves, 1-0
Round 4 or 6 or 14
E Bykova vs O Rubtsova, 1958
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
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