2 row: T. Golovey, NN, N. Medyanikov, V. Sokolov, K. Skegin, R. Esterkin, A. Tchaikovskaya, N. Rusinkevich, L. Rudenko, R. Bilunova, B. Bilunov.
3 row: O. Ignatiev, E. Kryukov, K. Zvorykina, NN, Y. Gurfinkel, O. Katskova, L. Starchenko, M. Shul (Litinskaya), NN, NN, M. Rannik
The USSR Women's Chess Championship 1968 - the twenty-eighth USSR Women's Chess Championship. Passed from November 1 to December 3 in Ashgabat .
Final - 20 participants. Procedure: 2 semifinals - Vilnius, Tyumen (2 winners each were allowed to the finals) and RSFSR championships (3 chess players were allowed to the finals), the Ukrainian SSR, the Georgian SSR, Moscow and Leningrad (2 each). According to the results of the 27th national championship, the champion of the USSR M. Rannik, as well as N. Konopleva, K. Skegin and A. Tchaikovsky were admitted to the finals; on the candidate list - T. Zatulovskaya.
Successfully started R. Bilunova (6½ points out of 7); N. Alexandria was the leader from the 8th round, then, having won 5 games in a row, Konopleva. Before the last round, Alexandria, Konopleva and Tchaikovsky each had 12½ points. Having won the games of the last round, Alexandria and Tchaikovsky shared 1-2 places, gaining 13½ points; 3rd place at Runniku - 13 points.
An additional match for the title of champion of the country was won by Alexandria - 3½: ½.
Notable Parties
N. Alexandria - N. Konopleva :
1. e4 c5 2. Кf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Кxd4 Кc6 5. Кc3 Сg7 6. Сe3 Кf6 7. Сc4 0-0 8. Сb3 d6 9. f3 Сd7 10. Фd2 Фa5 11. 0-0-0 Лfc8 12. h4 Кe5 13. Кр1 Кc4 14. Сxc4 Лxc4 15. Кb3 Фa6 16. e5 Кe8 17. h5 Лac8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Сh6 Сxe5 20. Кd5 Сf6 21. Сg5 Сg7 22. Кxe7 + Кr8 23. Кxc8 Сf5 24. Rc1 Ra4 25. Rh6 Rxc8 26. Bxg7 + Kxg7 27. Qc3 +, and Black resigned.
Table
| No. | Members | City | one | 2 | 3 | four | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | eleven | 12 | 13 | fourteen | fifteen | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | twenty | Glasses | A place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | N. Alexandria | Tbilisi | one | ½ | one | ½ | one | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one | one | ½ | one | one | one | one | 13½ | 1-2 | ||
| 2 | A. Tchaikovskaya | Tbilisi | 0 | one | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | one | one | one | ½ | ½ | one | one | one | ½ | one | one | one | one | 13½ | 1-2 | ||
| 3 | M. Runniku | Tallinn | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | one | one | one | 0 | 0 | one | one | one | 0 | one | one | one | one | one | one | 13 | 3 | ||
| four | N. Konopleva | Moscow | 0 | one | one | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | 0 | one | one | one | 0 | one | one | 12½ | 4-5 | ||
| 5 | V. Borisenko | Tashkent | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | one | ½ | one | ½ | one | 12½ | 4-5 | ||
| 6 | R. Bilunova | Moscow region | 0 | one | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | one | ½ | one | one | one | one | one | ½ | one | one | ½ | 12 | 6 | ||
| 7 | O. Katskova | Moscow | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | 0 | ½ | one | ½ | one | ½ | 0 | ½ | one | one | one | one | one | 11½ | 7 | ||
| 8 | K. Skegina | Moscow region | one | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | one | one | ½ | 0 | ½ | one | one | one | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | eleven | 8 | ||
| 9 | N. Medyanikova | Moscow | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | 10½ | 9-10 | ||
| 10 | M. Litinskaya | Lviv | one | 0 | one | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | ½ | ½ | one | 0 | one | one | one | 0 | one | 0 | one | 10½ | 9-10 | ||
| eleven | T. Zatulovskaya | Baku | one | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | one | ½ | one | 0 | one | one | ½ | 9½ | eleven | ||
| 12 | T. Golovey | Minsk | one | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | 0 | ½ | one | one | one | 9 | 12 | ||
| 13 | T. Belova | Pskov | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | one | one | ½ | one | 0 | ½ | one | ½ | 0 | one | 8½ | 13 | ||
| fourteen | R. Esterkin | Leningrad | 0 | 0 | one | one | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one | one | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ | fourteen | ||
| fifteen | K. Zvorykina | Minsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | one | 7 | 15-16 | ||
| 16 | Y. Gurfinkel | Volgograd | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | ½ | 0 | one | one | one | 0 | one | 7 | 15-16 | ||
| 17 | L. Starchenko | Alma-ata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | one | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 6 | 17-18 | ||
| 18 | M. Sanadze | Tbilisi | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | one | one | one | 6 | 17-18 | ||
| 19 | L. Rudenko | Leningrad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | one | ½ | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4½ | 19-20 | ||
| twenty | N. Rosenkevich | Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | one | 4½ | 19-20 |
Literature
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990 .-- S. 101, 534. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
- Chess Magazine (publication of the Committee on Physical Culture and Sports under the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR and the Chess Federation of the Latvian SSR), Number 2, January 1969.
- “64” (weekly supplement to the newspaper “Soviet Sport”), Number 15, 1968.
- “64” (weekly supplement to the newspaper “Soviet Sport”), Number 19, 1968.