FIDE Women's World Chess Championship cycle 1987-1988

[ Competition summary || West European subzonal 1A | West European subzonal 1B | West European subzonal 1C | Central European zonal 2 | East European zonal 3 | Soviet zonal 4 | Mediterranean zonal 5 |
| US zonal 6 | Canadian zonal 7 | Central American zonal 8 | South American zonal 9 | West Asian zonal 10 | South-East Asian zonal 11 | North-West African zonal 12 | East-Central African zonal 13 | Nordic zonal 14 ||
|| Smederevska Palanka interzonal | Tuzla interzonal || Candidates || WCh match ]

interzonal play-off :: Tbilisi 1987

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 pts + = -
1. GM Gaprindashvili, Nona 2495 URS ½ ½   1 1   3 2 2 0
2. WGM Levitina, Irina 2350 URS ½ ½   1 ½   1 3 0
3. WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška 2380 CSR 0 0   0 ½   ½ 0 1 3

Three players shared 2nd place in 1987 Smederevska Palanka interzonal. Gaprindashvili and Levitina qualified to the candidates' tournament.
The tournament was triple round robin but, since Klímová-Richtrová's Berger was inferior to the Soviets she lost her chances after two rounds and the final one was cancelled.






Round by round results


1st round
WGM Levitina, Irina URS 2350 ½ - ½ 2495 URS GM Gaprindashvili, Nona
WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška CSR 2380 BYE  
1.-2. Gaprindashvili, Levitina — ½; 3. Klímová-Richtrová — 0;




2nd round
WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška CSR 2380 0 - 1 2350 URS WGM Levitina, Irina
GM Gaprindashvili, Nona URS 2495 BYE  
1. Levitina — 1½; 2. Gaprindashvili — ½; 3. Klímová-Richtrová — 0;




3rd round
GM Gaprindashvili, Nona URS 2495 1 - 0 2380 CSR WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška
WGM Levitina, Irina URS 2350 BYE  
1.-2. Gaprindashvili, Levitina — 1½; 3. Klímová-Richtrová — 0;




4th round
GM Gaprindashvili, Nona URS 2495 ½ - ½ 2350 URS WGM Levitina, Irina
WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška CSR 2380 BYE  
1.-2. Gaprindashvili, Levitina — 2; 3. Klímová-Richtrová — 0;




5th round
WGM Levitina, Irina URS 2350 ½ - ½ 2380 CSR WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška
GM Gaprindashvili, Nona URS 2495 BYE  
1. Levitina — 2½; 2. Gaprindashvili — 2; 3. Klímová-Richtrová — ½;




6th round — 14th September 1987
WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška CSR 2380 0 - 1 2495 URS GM Gaprindashvili, Nona
WGM Levitina, Irina URS 2350 BYE  
1. Gaprindashvili — 3; 2. Levitina — 2½; 3. Klímová-Richtrová — ½;








Information

interzonal play-off
Dates: 8th - 14th September 1987
City: Tbilisi (Soviet Union)
Venue: Tbilisi Palace of Chess (Тбилисской дворец шахмат)
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 3 (incl. 1 GM, 2 WGMs)
Games played: 6
Competition format: Triple Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: wwc1988-izsplayoff.pgn