Vera Menchik (Czech: Věra Menčíková; Russian: Ве́ра Фра́нцевна Ме́нчик Vera Frantsevna Menčik; 16 February 1906 – 27 June 1944) was a British-Czech chess player who gained renown as the world’s first women’s chess champion. She also competed in chess tournaments with some of the world’s leading male chess masters defeating many of them including future World Champion Max Euwe.
birth date
1906-02-16
birth name
Věra Menčíková
birth place
Moscow, Russian Empire
country
Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, Russian Empire
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