The 1975 Women's World Chess Championship was won by Nona Gaprindashvili, who successfully defended her title against challenger Nana Alexandria.
An Interzonal tournament was held in Menorca in October and November 1973, featuring the best players from each FIDE zone.
Kozlovskaya won the tournament and progressed directly, while the four players tied for second place contested a playoff in Kislovodsk in February and March 1974 from which one (Konopleva) was eliminated.
[1][2] The top three from the Interzonal were supposed to have been joined by Alla Kushnir, the loser of the last championship match.
In the end, Alexandria was no match for Gaprindashvili, who retained her title by a comfortable margin.