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Nona Gaprindashvili

Nona Gaprindashvili
Nona Gaprindashvili, Georgian chess player, Women's World Champion, 1962-1978

Nona Gaprindashvili is a Soviet Georgian chess Grandmaster. She was the women's world chess champion from 1962 to 1978, and in 1978 she was the first woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title of Grandmaster. Noted for her aggressive play style, Gaprindashvili has been recognized with entry into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Presidential Order of Excellence in 2015.

3 May 1941

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