Women's World Chess Championship 1931

The 3rd Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague between 12-26 July 1931. The tournament was played as a double round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik successfully defended her title. The final results were as follows:[1][2][3][4]

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1 Vera Menchik (TCH)-1 11 11 11 18
2 Paula Wolf-Kalmar (AUT)0 0-0 10 11 14
3 Agnes Stevenson (ENG)0 01 0-1 ½1 0
4 Katarina Beskow (SWE)0 01 00 ½-1 0
5 Wally Henschel (GER)0 00 00 10 1-2

References

  1. Stanisław Gawlikowski Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974 Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
  2. femminile
  3. Campeonato Mundo femenino Praga 1931
  4. "1927-39 Title Tournaments : World Chess Championship (Women)".
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