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Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgian: მაია ჩიბურდანიძე; born 17 January 1961) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. She is the sixth Women's World Chess Champion, a title she held from 1978 to 1991, and was the youngest one until 2010, when this record was broken by Hou Yifan.
Learn about the life and achievements of Maia Chiburdanidze, the sixth Women's World Chess Champion and a Georgian grandmaster. See her bio, ratings, games, awards, and photos on Chess.com.
Learn about Maia Chiburdanidze, the youngest and longest-reigning Women's World Chess Champion in history. She also won nine team gold medals and five individual gold medals at the Women's Chess Olympiads.
Maia Chiburdanidze ( Georgian: მაია ჩიბურდანიძე; born 17 January 1961) is a Georgian chess grandmaster, and the seventh Women's World Chess Champion. She is the only chess player in history who has won nine Chess Olympiads. Maia is one of the very few women who has won a top-class grandmaster tournament. [1] .
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- GM Judit Polgar. GM Judit Polgar is the only player on this list who never became women’s world champion, but with good reason: she never tried to obtain that title.
- GM Hou Yifan. As the strongest woman (since our #1 retired) during one of the strongest periods of chess in history, GM Hou Yifan is near the top of this list.
- GM Maia Chiburdanidze. GM Maia Chiburdanidze defeated fellow Georgian Gaprindashvili for the women’s world championship in 1978. She was 17 years old at the time, the youngest ever, and went on to hold the title for 13 years, winning four further matches in defense.
- GM Nona Gaprindashvili. GM Nona Gaprindashvili became the first female grandmaster in 1978—not to be confused with the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title—after a resounding success at the 1977 tournament in Lone Pine, California.
Sep 14, 2017 · Maia Chiburdanidze became the Women's World Champion at the age of 17 when she beat Nona Gaprindashvili. She held the title for 13 years and was the second woman in the world to become a...
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Maia Chiburdanidze is a Georgian chess grandmaster and former world champion. See her FIDE ID, titles, ratings, results, statistics and more on this web page.
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