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Time: 22 February - 13 March 1965

Attended by 76 pianists from 30 countries. The jury assessed the performances on a scale of 1-25 points. It allowed 36 candidates into the second stage in the order of the number of points obtained. The third stage was reached by 12 pianists. Six candidates for the main prizes played in the finale in a sequence decided by the points won in the third stage. The order of the prize winners was decided upon the basis of the sum total of the average of the points gained in all three stages as well as the finale.

Prize I - Martha Argerich (Argentina)

Prize II - Arthur Moreira-Lima (Brazil)

Prize III - Marta Sosińska (Poland)

Prize IV - Hiroko Nakamura (Japan)

Prize V - Edward Auer (USA)

Prize VI - Elżbieta Głąbówna (Poland)

The Polish Radio prize for the best perfomance of the mazurkas went to Martha Argerich

The Fryderyk Chopin Society Prize for the best performance of a polonaise was awarded to Marta Sosińska

Honourable mention:
Marek Jabłoński (Canada), Tamara Koloss (USSR), Wiktorya Postnikova (USSR), Blanka Uribe (Columbia), Lois Carole Pachucki (USA), Ewa Maria Żuk (Venezuela)