| 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
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 |
 |
2350 |
½ - ½ |
2495 |
 |
GM Gaprindashvili, Nona |
| WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška |
 |
2380 |
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Gaprindashvili, Levitina ½; 3. Klímová-Richtrová 0; |
| 2nd round |
| WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška |
 |
2380 |
0 - 1 |
2350 |
 |
WGM Levitina, Irina |
| GM Gaprindashvili, Nona |
 |
2495 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Levitina 1½; 2. Gaprindashvili ½; 3. Klímová-Richtrová 0; |
| 3rd round |
| GM Gaprindashvili, Nona |
 |
2495 |
1 - 0 |
2380 |
 |
WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška |
| WGM Levitina, Irina |
 |
2350 |
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Gaprindashvili, Levitina 1½; 3. Klímová-Richtrová 0; |
| 4th round |
| GM Gaprindashvili, Nona |
 |
2495 |
½ - ½ |
2350 |
 |
WGM Levitina, Irina |
| WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška |
 |
2380 |
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Gaprindashvili, Levitina 2; 3. Klímová-Richtrová 0; |
| 5th round |
| WGM Levitina, Irina |
 |
2350 |
½ - ½ |
2380 |
 |
WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška |
| GM Gaprindashvili, Nona |
 |
2495 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Levitina 2½; 2. Gaprindashvili 2; 3. Klímová-Richtrová ½; |
| 6th round — 14th September 1987 |
| WGM Klímová-Richtrová, Eliška |
 |
2380 |
0 - 1 |
2495 |
 |
GM Gaprindashvili, Nona |
| WGM Levitina, Irina |
 |
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: |
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| Chief Arbiter: |
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| Players participating: |
3 (incl. 1 GM, 2 WGMs) |
| Games played: |
6 |
| Competition format: |
Triple Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: |
none |
| Time control: |
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| PGN game file: |
wwc1988-izsplayoff.pgn |