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Polgar - Chiburdanidze Candidates Final Match
Susan Polgar5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Maia Chiburdanidze1.5/7(+0 -4 =3)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Polgar - Chiburdanidze Candidates Final (1995)

Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2-10 March 1995

                Age Elo*  1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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1 Polgar         25 2545  ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1  5½
2 Chiburdanidze  34 2520  ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0  1½
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The players had qualified from Tilburg Candidates (Women) (1994). The match was best of 10 games, or the first to get 5½ points. Polgar was seconded by Judit Polgar and Lev Psakhis, and Chiburdanidze was seconded by Zurab Azmaiparashvili and others. Game dates: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 & 10 March. Polgar qualified for the Polgar - Xie Women's World Championship Match (1996).

Sources
TWIC 23 (https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...)
TWIC 24 (https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...)
Olimpbase (https://www.olimpbase.org/ind-wwcc/...)
Mark Weeks (https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/94...)
*FIDE rating list January 1995 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 4/1995, pp. 205-206 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1995...)
Jaque 399, April 1995, pp. 22-28 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Sakkélet, 1-3/1995, pp. 48-?? (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dates from Hungarian newspapers (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/search)

 page 1 of 1; 7 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. S Polgar vs Chiburdanidze  ½-½251995Polgar - Chiburdanidze Candidates FinalD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
2. Chiburdanidze vs S Polgar  ½-½541995Polgar - Chiburdanidze Candidates FinalE60 King's Indian Defense
3. S Polgar vs Chiburdanidze  1-0311995Polgar - Chiburdanidze Candidates FinalD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. Chiburdanidze vs S Polgar 0-1321995Polgar - Chiburdanidze Candidates FinalE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
5. S Polgar vs Chiburdanidze  ½-½411995Polgar - Chiburdanidze Candidates FinalD56 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. Chiburdanidze vs S Polgar  0-1421995Polgar - Chiburdanidze Candidates FinalE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
7. S Polgar vs Chiburdanidze  1-0451995Polgar - Chiburdanidze Candidates FinalE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
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