Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a Czechoslovak and Soviet chess player and writer. He was among the first recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. Flohr dominated many tournaments of the pre-World War II years, and by the late 1930s was considered a contender for the World Championship. However, his patient, positional style was overtaken by the sharper, more tactical methods of the younger Soviet echelon after World War II.
Vera Menchik was a Russian-born British-Czechoslovak chess player who became the first women's world chess champion. She also competed in tournaments with some of the world's leading male chess masters, with occasional successes including two wins over future world champion Max Euwe.
Karel Treybal was a prominent Czech chess player of the early twentieth century.
The Women's World Chess Championship (WWCC) is played to determine the world champion in women's chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE.
Fricis Apšenieks was a Latvian chess master.
Markas (Marcos) Luckis was a Lithuanian–Argentine chess master.
Karel Opočenský was a Czech chess master.
Karel Skalička was a Czech–Argentine chess master.
Erik Ruben Lundin was a Swedish chess master.
Paulette Schwartzmann was a French-Argentine chess player.
Gisela Harum was an Austrian chess master.
The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom. The 4th Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.
Alice Tonini was an Italian female chess master. She was an Italian citizen who lived in France. Tonini won the French Chess Championship in Paris in 1932, 1933, and 1934. She took fifth place in the fourth Women's World Chess Championship which was held during the 5th Chess Olympiad at Folkestone 1933. In 1934, she played at Milan.
Eduard (Esra) Glass was an Austrian chess master.
Marcel Engelmann was a Belgian chess master.
Edith Mary Ann Michell was an English female chess master.
Edith Charlotte Price (1872–1956) was a British female chess master.
Jeanne Marie Nancy d'Autremont, née de Martel, was a French chess master. She was three times French Women's Chess Champion. She was Women's World Chess Championship participant (1933).
Julius Nielsen, was a Danish chess player, two-times Danish Chess Championship medalist, Correspondence Chess International Master (1967).
Vera Menchik (TCH)
Edith Charlotte Price (ENG)
Mary Gilchrist (SCO)
Alice Tonini (ITA)
Paulette Schwartzmann (FRA)
Gisela Harum (AUT)
