Alicante iz
Rio de Janeiro iz
No info! Maybe selected from FIDE ZONE 1
| Eligible | Alicante iz |
Rio de Janeiro iz |
| Semifinalists of 1977 candidates' matches (2) | Akhmylovskaya, Fatalibekova | |
| Quarterfinalists of 1977 candidates' matches (4) | Lemachko | Levitina (wasn't allowed since her brother defected to Israel), Kozlovskaya, Alexandria |
| From West European zonal 1 (3) No info! Maybe selected from FIDE ZONE 1 |
García Vicente, Van der Mije | Miles |
| From West European zonal 2 (3) | Borisova-Ornstein, Hund, Fischdick | |
| From East European zonal (5) | Ivánka, Baumstark | Verőci-Petronić, Polihroniade, Eretová |
| From Soviet zonal (5) | Gurieli, Litinskaya, Ranniku | Zatulovskaya, Ioseliani |
| From US zonal (2) | Savereide | Crotto |
| From Canadian zonal (1) | Shterenberg | |
| From Central American zonal (2) | De Armas Pérez | Carvajal Gamoneda |
| From South American zonal (3) | Carrasco Araya | Soppe, Cardoso |
| From West Asian zonal (1) | J.Khadilkar | |
| From Asian Pacific zonal (2) | Kellner, Chan Lai Fung (did not arrive) | |
| From Mediterranean-African zonal (3) | Marković, Bjelajac-Prokopović | Lazarević |
| Nominated by FIDE (0) | ||
| Home player (0) | ||
| Replacements (2) | Watai (replaced Chan Lai Fung) |