Vera Menchik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vera Menchik

Czech chess player

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1906

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1944

Profession: chess player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Vera Frantsevna Menchik (Russian: ???? ????????? ??????; Czech: Vera Mencíková; 16 February 1906 – 26 June 1944) was a British-Czechoslovak-Russian chess player who became the world's first women's chess champion.
She also competed in chess tournaments with some of the world's leading male chess masters, with occasional successes including two wins over future world champion Max Euwe.