(see all-time tournament summary)
Teams were split into four preliminary groups. Top two of each group were promoted to the championship final, teams ranked 3rd-4th were set to play in the final B etc...
| 8th Women's Chess Olympiad: Buenos Aires 1978 |
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| 8th Women's Chess Olympiad (see all-time tournament summary) |
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| Date: | 25th October - 12th November 1978 |
| City: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Venue: | River Plate |
| Head of Organizing Committee: | Mr. Rodolfo Zanlungo (ARG) |
| General Director: | Mr. Héctor Decio Rossetto (ARG) |
| Chief Arbiter: | IA Paul Klein (ECU) |
| Teams participating: | 32 |
| Players participating: | 125 (incl. 7 WGMs and 22 WIMs) |
| Games played: | 672 (1 game was forfeited) |
| Competition format: | Two stage three board round robin. Teams were split into four preliminary groups. Top two of each group were promoted to the championship final, teams ranked 3rd-4th were set to play in the final B etc... |
| Final order decided by: | 1. Game points; 2. Match points; 3. Berger |
| Time control: | 40 moves in 2 hours 30 minutes, then 1 hour for each next 16 moves |
| Official logo: | |
| Downloadable game file: | 78olw.zip |
| Special thanks to Carlos E. A. Drake for all kind of help on the topic. | |
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| no. | name | flag | code | fin. | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | IM Chiburdanidze, Maia |  |
URS | A | 9 | 11 | 81.8 |
| 2. | Garwell, Jane |  |
WLS | D | 9½ | 12 | 79.2 |
| 3. | WIM Borisova, Borislava |  |
SWE | B | 8½ | 11 | 77.3 |
| no. | name | flag | code | fin. | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | GM Gaprindashvili, Nona | |
URS | A | 9½ | 11 | 86.4 |
| 2. | WIM Baumstark, Gertrude |  |
ROM | B | 10 | 13 | 76.9 |
| 2. | WGM Ivánka, Mária |  |
HUN | A | 10 | 13 | 76.9 |
| no. | name | flag | code | fin. | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | WGM Alexandria, Nana | |
URS | A | 8 | 10 | 80.0 |
| 2. | Hund, Barbara |  |
GER | A | 9½ | 12 | 79.2 |
| 3. | Jurczyńska, Anna |  |
POL | A | 7½ | 10 | 75.0 |
| no. | name | flag | code | fin. | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | WGM Akhmilovskaya, Elena | |
URS | A | 10 | 10 | 100.0 |
| 2. | Cramling, Pia | |
SWE | B | 9 | 11 | 81.8 |
| 3. | Watkins, Helen Clare | |
WLS | D | 6 | 8 | 75.0 |
| 3. | Teasley, Dolly |  |
USA | B | 7½ | 10 | 75.0 |