1959 Chess Challengers Tournament

15 participants:

• L. Volpert , E. Keller-Herman , O. Rubtsova (admitted according to the results of the tournament of applicants 1955);
• V. Borisenko , K. Zvorykina , S. Rothare (based on the results of the 17th USSR Championship ; at the same time the FIDE zonal tournament);
• the rest are admitted following the results of other FIDE zonal tournaments.

Confidently made K. Zvorykina , who took 1st place - 11½ points (without defeat); 2nd place at V. Nedelkovich - 10½, 3rd - at L. Volpert - 9½ points.

No.	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven	12	13	14	15	Glasses	Tie-break
one	Kira Zvorykina ( USSR )		½	½	½	½	one	½	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	11½
2	Vera Nedelkovich ( Yugoslavia )	½		½	one	one	one	one	½	one	0	one	one	one	½	½	10½
3	Larisa Volpert ( USSR )	½	½		½	½	0	one	½	one	one	one	0	one	one	one	9½
four	Salme Rotare ( USSR )	½	0	½		½	0	one	½	one	one	½	½	one	one	one	9	54.00
five	Edith Keller-Herman ( GDR )	½	0	½	½		0	½	one	one	½	one	½	one	one	one	9	53.50
6	Milunka Lazarevich ( Yugoslavia )	0	0	one	one	one		0	one	0	one	0	½	½	one	one	eight
7	Eva Caracas ( Hungary )	½	0	0	0	½	one		0	½	one	½	½	one	one	one	7½
eight	Valentina Borisenko ( USSR )	0	½	½	½	0	0	one		0	½	½	one	one	one	½	7
9	Olga Rubtsova ( USSR )	0	0	0	0	0	one	½	one		0	½	one	½	one	one	6½
ten	Kveta Eretova ( Czechoslovakia )	0	one	0	0	½	0	0	½	one		½	½	one	½	½	6
eleven	Gisela Gresser ( USA )	0	0	0	½	0	one	½	½	½	½		½	½	0	one	5½
12	Friedl Rinder ( Germany )	0	0	one	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	½		0	½	0	4½	33.75
13	Maria Pogorevich ( Romania )	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	one		one	one	4½	20.50
14	Paunka Todorova ( Bulgaria )	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	one	½	0		one	3½
15	Soledad Gonzalez de Uget ( Argentina )	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	one	0	0		2½

• Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990 .-- S. 318, 566. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .