Maia Chiburdanidze is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. She is the sixth Women's World Chess Champion, a title she held from 1978 to 1991, and was the youngest one until 2010, when this record was broken by Hou Yifan. Chiburdanidze is the second woman to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE, which took place in 1984. She has played on nine gold-medal-winning teams in the Women's Chess Olympiad.
Maia Chiburdanidze, Thessaloniki 1984
Chiburdanidze, Heraklion 2007
Women's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Chess Championship, which only came under FIDE's control in 1948.
Current Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun from China
1981 Women's World Championship, Maia Chiburdanidze vs. Nana Alexandria
Women's World Chess Championship, Tirana 2011