Vera Menchik
Chess Player
1906 – 1944
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Who was Vera Menchik?
Vera Menchik 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.
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- Born
- Feb 16, 1906
Moscow - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Lived in
- Moscow
- Died
- Jun 27, 1944
Clapham
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on July 23, 2013
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