Women's World Chess Championship 1931

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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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1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vera Menchik  (TCH)-1 11 11 11 18
2Flag of Austria.svg  Paula Wolf-Kalmar  (AUT)0 0-0 10 11 14
3Flag of England.svg  Agnes Stevenson  (ENG)0 01 0-1 ½1 0
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Katarina Beskow  (SWE)0 01 00 ½-1 0
5Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  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)".