Women's World Chess Championship 1927

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The first Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 1st Chess Olympiad, held from 18 to 30 July 1927 in London. It was organized by FIDE and was played as a full round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik won the championship, [1] conceding only half a point in her 11 games. The final results were as follows: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Player123456789101112Points
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vera Menchik  (URS)-111½111111110½
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Katarina Beskow  (SWE)0-01111111119
3Flag of Austria.svg  Paula Wolf-Kalmar  (AUT)01-1110½01½17
4Flag of England.svg  Edith Holloway  (ENG)000-½1½1½11½6
5Flag of England.svg  Edith Michell  (ENG)½00½-01011116
6Flag of England.svg  Edith Charlotte Price  (ENG)00001-1110½1
7Flag of Austria.svg  Gisela Harum  (AUT)001½00-01011
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Florence Hutchison-Stirling  (SCO)00½0101-010½4
9Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Marie Jeanne Frigard  (FRA)001½0001-010
10Flag of England.svg  Agnes Stevenson  (ENG)000001101-½0
11Flag of Norway.svg  Sofie Synnevåg [6]  (NOR)00½00½010½-1
12Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Martha Daunke  (GER)000½000½110-3

References

  1. "Vera Francevna Menchik-Stevenson | British chess player". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  2. Gawlikowski, Stanisław (1978). Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974 (in Polish). Warsaw: Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.
  3. femminile
  4. "Error 404 - Ajedrez de ataque". www.ajedrezdeataque.com.
  5. World Chess Championship (Women). 1927-39 Title Tournaments, mark-weeks.com
  6. Forename given in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer for Saturday 2 July 1927