Nona Gaprindashvili has triumphed the World Championship among women above 65. She has scored 8.5 out of 11 trials and has won the title of the seven-fold veteran world champion.
She is the first woman chess player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster; she is the five-fold world champion; she has won 11 team and 9 individual gold medals.
The World Chess Championship of women above 60 was hosted by Bucharest.