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

Vera Menchik

Czechoslovak chess player (1906–1944)

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 a record eight times primarily in round-robin tournaments. In…