biography
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Menchik-Stevenson, Vera (Francevna)
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née Menchik
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1906–44)
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| biography:
| Chess player, born in Moscow, Russia. She became a British citizen on her marriage in 1937. Recognized as the finest of all female chess players, she held the world title from 1927 (the first champion) to 1944, when she was killed during a London air-raid. |
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