Photo in Tbilisi during the 1961 Tbilisi/Batumi, Georgia, Women's Tournament

Author: signedYear: 1961Publisher: Place: TbilisiDescription:Photograph (6" x 9 1/2") of the tournament players, their seconds, coaches or trainers assembled for the International Woman's Chess Tournament held in Tbilisi and Batumi, George in 1961. The photograph has the signatures of the players and seconds in the picture on the verso. Those which can be identified are Venka Asenova (Bulgaria), Ursula Liebert (Germany) Kira Alexeevna Zvokrikina (Soviet Union), Valentina Yakovlena Kozlosvskaya (Soviet Union), Kveta Eretovea (Czechoslovakia) and T Giorgadze (Georgia, Traniner).Pictured at the center is Nona Gaprindashvili, who rose to stardom in 1961 as she earned the chance to compete for the Women’s World Chess Championship against Elizaveta Bykova. She would go on to use her sharp, attacking style to defeat Bykova 9-2 in the 1962 Women’s World Chess Championship. The tournament was held April 24 through May 15 1961 with the first half played in the Georgian capital o Tbilisi and