Vera Menchik
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | February 16,1906 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Moscow |
Russia | |
Date of died | June 27,1944 |
Died | Clapham Town |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Women's World Champion | 1927–44 |
Women world champion | 1927–44 |
Spouse | Rufus Henry Streatfeild Stevenson |
Parents | Olga Illingworth |
František Menčík | |
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ID | 617549 |
Vera Menchik Life story
Vera Francevna Mencikova, was a Russian-born Czechoslovak chess player who primarily resided in England. She was the first Women's World Chess Champion from 1927 to 1944 and the longest-reigning women's champion in history.