Menchik, Vera (1906 – 1944)
Vera Menchik (1935 Public Domain)
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| Alternative first name spellings: Frantsevna |
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GENERAL INFO
| Description: Vera Frantsevna Menchik was a chess player known as the first female world chess champion. Vera decided to break with traditional roles by competing in male chess tournaments, defeating many chess Grandmasters, including world champion Max Euwe. | |
| Sex: Female. | Occupation: Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Moscow, Russian Empire / Clapham, London, United Kingdom | Country Tags: Russia. Czech Republic. United Kingdom. |
| Centuries: XX. | Title: Grandmaster. |
| Wolrd Champion: 1927–1944. | School: Hastings Chess Club |
| Styles: Positional. | Chess Olympiads: – |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- Ajedrez de ataque: Vera Menchik, la gran pionera: http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/11%20Ajedrez%20Femenino/Articulos/Menchik/Menchik.htm – [08/03/2018].
- Chess.com: Vera Menchik Club: https://www.chess.com/es/chessopedia/view/vera-menchik-club – [08/03/2018].
- Chessbase.com: Vera Menchik, a Biography: https://en.chessbase.com/post/vera-menchik-a-biography – [08/03/2018].
- Vera Menchik chess games at 365Chess.com: https://www.365chess.com/players/Vera_Menchik – [08/03/2018].
- Vera Menchik on Chess Ajedrez: http://www.chessajedrez.com/vera-menchik/3642/ – [08/03/2018].
- Vera Menchik player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=13277 – [08/03/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Vera Menchik: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Menchik – [08/03/2018].
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- Kirillov, Valentin (2017). Team Tal: An Inside Story. Moscow: Elk and Ruby Publishing House.
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- Winter, Edward G., ed. (1981). World chess champions. Pergamon.
