# Women's World Chess Championship 1984

The 1984 Women's World Chess Championship was won by Maia Chiburdanidze, who successfully defended her title against challenger Irina Levitina.

## 1982 Interzonals

As part of the qualification process, two Interzonal tournaments were held, one in Bad Kissingen in July and the other in Tbilisi in September 1982, featuring the best players from each FIDE zone. A total of 31 players took part, with the top three from each Interzonal qualifying for the Candidates Tournament.
In Bad Kissingen, ex-champion Gaprindashvili took first place and qualified along with Semenova and Lematschko.
Mureşan won in Tbilisi, ahead of Levitina and Liu (the first Chinese player to qualify for a Candidates Tournament).
    1982 Women's Interzonal, Bad Kissingen Player12345678910111213141516PointsTie break 1 Nona Gaprindashvili (Soviet Union)-0½½1½11½111111112 2 Lidia Semenova (Soviet Union)1-½11½011½½111½111½ 3 Tatjana Lematschko (Switzerland)½½-0½11½½1111½1111 4 Eliska Klimova (Czechoslovakia)½01-01½11½11½½1110½69.00 5 Barbara Hund (West Germany)00½1-0½½1111111110½62.25 6 Marta Litinskaya (Soviet Union)½½001-½0111½111110 7 Marina Pogorevici (Romania)010½½½-½½1½1½1119½ 8 Elena Fatalibekova (Soviet Union)00½0½1½-0½½½1½½1744.75 9 Suzana Maksimović (Yugoslavia)½0½000½1-0101½11740.75 10 Mária Ivánka (Hungary)0½0½000½1-1110½1740.00 11 Erika Belle (Netherlands)0½0000½½00-11½105 12 Borislava Borisova (Sweden)00000½0½100-0½114½23.50 13 Nava Shterenberg (Canada)000½00½00001-1½14½23.00 14 Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska (Poland)00½½000½½1½½0-004 15 Giovanna Arbunic (Chile)0½00000½0½00½1-0319.00 16 Rachel Crotto (USA)000000000010011-312.00
    1982 Women's Interzonal, Tbilisi Player123456789101112131415PointsTie break 1 Margareta Mureşan (Romania)-½111½½10½11½1110½ 2 Irina Levitina (Soviet Union)½-½½1½½½1½½½1119½ 3 Liu Shilan (China)0½-½0½0111½11119 4 Nieves García (Spain)0½½-½11½½01½½½1851.75 5 Elena Akhmilovskaya (Soviet Union)001½-0110½11½1½851.50 6 Nino Gurieli (Soviet Union)½½½01-½0011½1½1851.00 7 Tamara Minogina (Soviet Union)½½100½-1½½½½½½17½49.75 8 Natalia Titorenko (Soviet Union)0½0½010-11101½17½45.75 9 Gisela Fischdick (West Germany)100½11½0-½001½17 10 Zsuzsa Veroci-Petronic (Hungary)½½01½0½0½-½½½½16½41.75 11 Zorica Nikolin (Yugoslavia)0½½000½01½-½1116½37.50 12 Amalija Pihajlić (Yugoslavia)0½0½0½½11½½-½005½ 13 Rohini Khadilkar (India)½00½½0½00½0½-11529.50 14 Diane Savereide (USA)000½0½½½½½010-1529.25 15 Ilse Guggenberger (Colombia)0000½000000100-1½

## 1983-84 Candidates matches

The six qualifiers from the Interzonals were joined by two seeded players: Alexandria, who had lost the last championship match, and Ioseliani, who had lost the previous Candidates final.
These eight players contested a knock-out series of matches. Levitina won the final, earning the right to challenge the reigning champion for the title.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Lvov, Mar 1983 | Lvov, Mar 1983 | Lvov, Mar 1983 | | | | | | |
| Irina Levitina | Irina Levitina | 6 | | | | | | |
| Irina Levitina | Irina Levitina | 6 | Dubna, Nov 1983 | Dubna, Nov 1983 | Dubna, Nov 1983 | | | |
| Nona Gaprindashvili | Nona Gaprindashvili | 4 | Dubna, Nov 1983 | Dubna, Nov 1983 | Dubna, Nov 1983 | | | |
| Nona Gaprindashvili | Nona Gaprindashvili | 4 | Irina Levitina | Irina Levitina | 7½ | | | |
| Alicante, 1983 | Alicante, 1983 | Alicante, 1983 | Irina Levitina | Irina Levitina | 7½ | | | |
| Alicante, 1983 | Alicante, 1983 | Alicante, 1983 | Nana Alexandria | Nana Alexandria | 6½ | | | |
| Nana Alexandria | Nana Alexandria | 5½ | Nana Alexandria | Nana Alexandria | 6½ | | | |
| Nana Alexandria | Nana Alexandria | 5½ | | | | Sochi, Mar 1984 | Sochi, Mar 1984 | Sochi, Mar 1984 |
| Tatjana Lematschko | Tatjana Lematschko | 4½ | | | | Sochi, Mar 1984 | Sochi, Mar 1984 | Sochi, Mar 1984 |
| Tatjana Lematschko | Tatjana Lematschko | 4½ | | | | Irina Levitina | Irina Levitina | 7 |
| Bad Kissingen, Mar 1983 | Bad Kissingen, Mar 1983 | Bad Kissingen, Mar 1983 | | | | Irina Levitina | Irina Levitina | 7 |
| Bad Kissingen, Mar 1983 | Bad Kissingen, Mar 1983 | Bad Kissingen, Mar 1983 | | | | Lidia Semenova | Lidia Semenova | 5 |
| Lidia Semenova | Lidia Semenova | 5½ | | | | Lidia Semenova | Lidia Semenova | 5 |
| Lidia Semenova | Lidia Semenova | 5½ | Sochi, Nov 1983 | Sochi, Nov 1983 | Sochi, Nov 1983 | | | |
| Margareta Mureşan | Margareta Mureşan | 4½ | Sochi, Nov 1983 | Sochi, Nov 1983 | Sochi, Nov 1983 | | | |
| Margareta Mureşan | Margareta Mureşan | 4½ | Lidia Semenova | Lidia Semenova | 5½ | | | |
| Velden, Mar 1983 | Velden, Mar 1983 | Velden, Mar 1983 | Lidia Semenova | Lidia Semenova | 5½ | | | |
| Velden, Mar 1983 | Velden, Mar 1983 | Velden, Mar 1983 | Nana Ioseliani | Nana Ioseliani | 4½ | | | |
| Liu Shilan | Liu Shilan | 3 | Nana Ioseliani | Nana Ioseliani | 4½ | | | |
| Nana Ioseliani | Nana Ioseliani | 6 | | | | | | |

## 1984 Championship Match

The championship match was played in Volgograd from early September to October 19, 1984. Unlike the previous match three years before, champion Chiburdanidze had no problems this time. She beat challenger Levitina with a comfortable margin of three points and retained her title
    Women's World Championship Match 1984 1234567891011121314Total  Irina Levitina (Soviet Union) ½½10½½½100½00½5½  Maia Chiburdanidze (Soviet Union) ½½01½½½011½11½8½