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USSR Women's Chess Championship

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The Women's Soviet Chess Championship was played in the Soviet Union from 1927 through 1991 to determine the women's chess national champion.

The championship was not played on a regular basis in the years 1927-1937 and there was a break during the second world war. From 1950 onward it was played regularly all years.

Winners of more titles

  • 5 titles : Valentina Borisenko, Nona Gaprindashvili
  • 4 titles : Olga Rubtsova, Nana Ioseliani
  • 3 titles : Nana Alexandria, Elisaveta Bykova, Irina Levitina, Larisa Volpert, Kira Zvorykina
  • 2 titles : Anna Akhsharumova, Svetlana Matveeva, Maaja Ranniku, Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya
  • Soviet Chess Championship

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    USSR Women's Chess Championship Wikipedia
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