<page_title> List of female chess players </page_title> <section_title> Grandmasters </section_title> <table> <cell> Nona Gaprindashvili <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Georgia <col_header> Country </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1978 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> special <col_header> Earned </col_header> </cell> <cell> First female grandmaster <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
The country of Georgia produced the first female Grandmaster, Nona Gaprindashvili, who was awarded a special title in 1978.