| FIDE Women's World Chess Championship cycle 1972-1975 |
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| South American zonal :: São Paulo 1972 |
| pos. | name | Elo | flag | pts |
| ⇑ 1. | WIM Cardoso, Ruth | |
5½ | |
| 2. | WIM Carrasco Araya, Berna | |
4½ | |
| 3. | Alvim, Lígia | |
4 | |
| 4.-6. | Moysés, Ivone | |
3½ | |
| 4.-6. | Kot, Silvia | |
3½ | |
| 4.-6. | Carraro, Matilde | |
3½ | |
| 7. | Karguer, Aída | |
1½ | |
| 8. | Paredes, Sônia Oliveira | |
1 |
| South American zonal | |
| Dates: | 2nd - 10th June 1972 |
| City: | São Paulo (Brazil) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 8 (incl. 2 WIMs) |
| Games played: | 28 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| PGN game file: | wwc1975-zonalsam.pgn |