NAIROBI CHESS CLUB - Key Persons
Joseph Stalin the leader of the USSR from 1924 to 1953 who was born in the town of Gori in eastern Georgia. Photo credit www.kids.kiddle.co.
Job Titles:
- Treasurer
- Member of Committee
Job Titles:
- Secretary
- Member of Committee
She was the strongest female player of the 1960s and 1970s and became the sixth Women's World Chess Champion (1962-1978). Nona was also the first woman to achieve the Grandmaster title.
Gaprindashvili at the age of 20 in 1961 won the fourth women's Candidates Tournament, setting up a title match against Russian World Champion Elisabeth Bykova. She won the match easily, with a final score of 9−2 (+7−0=4), and went on to defend her title successfully four times.
She finally lost her crown in 1978 to another Georgian, Maia Chiburdanidze, by a score of 6½-8½ (+2−4=9).
Three World Chess Championships from left Nona Gaprindashvili, Susan Polgar, Maia Chiburdanidze pose at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia. Photo credit Kim Bhari.
Nona Gaprindashvili continues to play chess and has won the World Senior Chess Championship +65 a record 7 times!
Her last title was in the 2019 edition at the young age of 79!
Job Titles:
- Vice Chairman
- Member of Committee
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of Committee