Overlooked No More: Vera Menchik, First Women’s Chess Champion (Published 2022)

"Menchik was the world’s first women’s chess champion, and the first woman to regularly play in high-level tournaments alongside men."

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1906-1944
Born on this day

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How Women’s World Champions Shaped Chess - Warrior Chess Academy Women’s World Champions has come a long way since Vera Menchik became the first Women’s World Champion nearly a century ago.

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