Women's World Chess Championship 1937 tournament

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The sixth Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 7th Chess Olympiad, held in Stockholm, Sweden from 31 July to 14 August 1937. The final results were as follows: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

PlayerPoints
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vera Menchik  (TCH)14
2Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Clarice Benini  (ITA)10
3–4Flag of Latvia.svg  Milda Lauberte  (LAT)9
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Sonja Graf  (GER)9
5Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Mary Bain  (USA)
6–7Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg  Mona May Karff  (PLE)8
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Nelly Fišerová  (TCH)8
8–9Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingeborg Andersson  (SWE)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Mary Gilchrist  (SCO)
10–16Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Róża Herman  (POL)7
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Catharina Roodzant  (NED)7
Flag of England.svg  Edith St. John  (ENG)7
Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna Andersson  (SWE)7
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Regina Gerlecka  (POL)7
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Clara Faragó  (HUN)7
Flag of England.svg  Edith Holloway  (ENG)7
17–20Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Barbara Flerow-Bułhak  (POL)
Flag of Austria.svg  Gisela Harum  (AUT)
Flag of Austria.svg  Salome Reischer  (AUT)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Olga Menchik  (TCH)
21–22Flag of Scotland.svg  Florence Frankland Thomson  (SCO)6
Flag of Denmark.svg  Ingrid Larsen  (DEN)6
23Flag of Sweden.svg  Katarina Beskow  (SWE)
24Flag of Ireland.svg  A.M.S. O'Shannon  (IRL)5
25Flag of Norway.svg  Ruth Bloch Nakkerud  (NOR)2
26Flag of Norway.svg  Elisabeth Mellbye  (NOR)1

References

  1. Stanisław Gawlikowski Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974 Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
  2. ultim8games.com
  3. "femminile". Archived from the original on 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  4. Campeonato Mundo femenino Varsovia 1935
  5. "1927-39 Title Tournaments : World Chess Championship (Women)".