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1961 (women's) candidate tournament
Compiled by gauer
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Held at Vrnjacka Banja from October until November. 17 players total, ((17-1)/2) x 16 games = 128 total games played (since each player received a bye in one of 17 rounds). Nona Gaprindashvili won with 13/16 points, 2 points ahead of Valentina Borisenko who finished in 2nd overall.

The winner would move on to face Elisaveta Bykova at the Game Collection: 1962 World (women) chess championship event.

Update: As per 1 August 2015, all player ids were checked in this database, and added to this collection, making for a little bit more than 25% of the total games present.

r1
G Gresser vs L Lane, 1961 
(B32) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

r2
L Lane vs C Chaude de Silans, 1961 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0

r3
H Konarkowska-Sokolov vs L Lane, 1961 
(B32) Sicilian, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

r4
L Lane vs F Heemskerk, 1961 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0

r5
L Volpert vs L Lane, 1961 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 40 moves, 1-0

r6
L Lane vs T Zatulovskaya, 1961 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 65 moves, 0-1

r7
K Zvorykina vs L Lane, 1961
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

r8
L Lane vs N Gaprindashvili, 1961 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

r9
V Borisenko vs L Lane, 1961
(A02) Bird's Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

r?
M Lazarevic vs N Gaprindashvili, 1961 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

r11
L Lane vs A van der Mije-Nicolau, 1961 
(B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 31 moves, 1-0

r12
M Lazarevic vs L Lane, 1961 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 101 moves, 1-0

r13
L Lane vs E Karakas, 1961
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2

r14
S Handsuren vs L Lane, 1961
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 40 moves, 0-1

r15
L Lane vs E Rinder, 1961
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

r16
V Nedeljkovic vs L Lane, 1961
(B32) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

r17
L Lane vs E Polihroniade, 1961
(C47) Four Knights, 40 moves, 0-1

r17
N Gaprindashvili vs C Chaude de Silans, 1961
(C47) Four Knights, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

r10
G Gresser vs C Chaude de Silans, 1961
(B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 0-1

r13
F Heemskerk vs C Chaude de Silans, 1961
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

r14
C Chaude de Silans vs L Volpert, 1961
(D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0

r15
T Zatulovskaya vs C Chaude de Silans, 1961
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 51 moves, 1-0

r16
C Chaude de Silans vs K Zvorykina, 1961
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

r4
M Lazarevic vs C Chaude de Silans, 1961 
(C45) Scotch Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

r12
C Chaude de Silans vs H Konarkowska-Sokolov, 1961
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

r8
V Nedeljkovic vs C Chaude de Silans, 1961
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 25 moves, 1-0

r9
C Chaude de Silans vs E Polihroniade, 1961
(B32) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1

r6
S Handsuren vs C Chaude de Silans, 1961
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

r4
A van der Mije-Nicolau vs H Konarkowska-Sokolov, 1961
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

r6
E Karakas vs H Konarkowska-Sokolov, 1961 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

r12
E Polihroniade vs L Volpert, 1961 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 27 moves, 0-1

r13
A van der Mije-Nicolau vs M Lazarevic, 1961
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 41 moves, 1-0

r17
A van der Mije-Nicolau vs V Nedeljkovic, 1961
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

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