Women's World Chess Championship 1933

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The 4th Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 5th Chess Olympiad, held in Folkestone, England from 12 to 23 July 1933. The competition was played as a double round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik successfully defended her title. The final results were as follows: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vera Menchik  (TCH)-1 11 11 11 11 11 11 114
2Flag of England.svg  Edith Charlotte Price  (ENG)0 0-1 ½0 ½1 10 11 11 19
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Mary Gilchrist  (SCO)0 00 ½-1 11 ½½ ½1 ½1 1
4Flag of England.svg  Edith Michell  (ENG)0 01 ½0 0-½ 11 10 11 18
5Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Alice Tonini  (ITA)0 00 00 ½½ 0-1 10 11 16
6Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Paulette Schwartzmann  (FRA)0 01 0½ ½0 00 0-1 ½1 1
7Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Jeanne D'Autremont  (FRA)0 00 00 ½1 01 00 ½-1 15
8Flag of Austria.svg  Gisela Harum  (AUT)0 00 00 00 00 00 00 0-0

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References

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