Vera Menchik

Vera Francevna Mencikova, was a Russian-born Czechoslovak chess player who primarily resided in England. She was the first and longest-reigning Women's World Chess Champion from 1927 to 1944, winning the championship eight times primarily in round-robin tournaments. In an era when women primarily competed against other women, Menchik was the first and only woman competing in master-level tournaments with the world's best players.

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Tournaments won by Vera Menchik

Tournament Year Location
Women's World Chess Championship 1939 1939 Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Women's World Chess Championship 1937 Jul 1937 Semmering (Austria)
Women's World Chess Championship 1937 Aug 1937 Stockholm (Sweden)
Women's World Chess Championship 1935 1935 Warsaw (Poland)
Women's World Chess Championship 1934 1934 Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Women's World Chess Championship 1933 1933 Folkestone (United Kingdom)
Women's World Chess Championship 1931 1931 Prague (Czechoslovakia)
Women's World Chess Championship 1930 1930 Hamburg (Weimar Republic)
Women's World Chess Championship 1927 1927 London (United Kingdom)
Vera Menchik

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Born: Friday, February 16, 1906
Died: Monday, June 26, 1944

Daily puzzles with Vera Menchik

Rudolf Spielmann - Vera Menchik
Margate
1938.04.20

Puzzles with Vera Menchik

Vera Menchik - William Ritson Morry
Hampstead Invitation t, London
1939
Vera Menchik - Willem Jan Muhring
ENG-NED, London
1938.06.05
Edward Guthlac Sergeant - Vera Menchik
London Nat Centre CC prel B, London
1940
Frank Parr - Vera Menchik
London
1937
Edith Charlotte Price - Vera Menchik
Hastings mt1, Hastings
1925
James Macrae Aitken - Vera Menchik
BCF Congress 31th, Brighton
1938.08.15
James Macrae Aitken - Vera Menchik
BCF Congress 31th, Brighton
1938.08.15
Alfredo Olivera - Vera Menchik
Montevideo
1939
Alfredo Olivera - Vera Menchik
Montevideo
1939
Vera Menchik - George Marshall Norman
Hastings x, Hastings
1929
Vera Menchik - Josef Rejfir
UJCS-13.Kongress, Mnichovo Hradiste
1933
Edith Charlotte Price - Vera Menchik
Hastings x, Hastings
1923
Edward Guthlac Sergeant - Vera Menchik
London Nat Centre CC prel B, London
1940
Vera Menchik - Willem Jan Muhring
ENG-NED, London
1938.06.05
Lodewijk Prins - Vera Menchik
BCF Congress 28th Major Open, Yarmouth
1935
Vera Menchik - Elaine Saunders
London
1943
Edith Charlotte Price - Vera Menchik
Hastings x, Hastings
1923
Edward Guthlac Sergeant - Vera Menchik
London x, London
1940