Women's World Chess Championship 1958

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Elisaveta Bykova
Olga Rubtsova

The 1958 Women's World Chess Championship was a rematch between defending champion Olga Rubtsova and ex-champion Elisabeth Bykova, who she had won the title from in 1956.

The match was played in Moscow from 4 February to 12 March. It was a 16-game event (the first player to reach 8.5 points will be the winner.)[1] Bykova won the match convincingly, regaining the title.[2]

Women's World Championship Match 1958
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 Elisaveta Bykova (Soviet Union) 010½0½1111110½
 Olga Rubtsova (Soviet Union) 101½1½0000001½

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