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Vera Menchik

Vera Menchik
Vera Menchik, Russian-Czechoslovak-British chess player (d. 1944)

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.

16 February 1906

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