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Women's World Chess Championship 1933
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 Vera Francevna Mencikova (russian: Вера Францевна Менчик, ''Vera Frantsevna Menchik''; cz, Věra Menčíková; 16 February 1906 – 26 June 1944), was a Russian-born Czechoslovak chess player who primarily resided in En ... successfully defended her title. The final results were as follows: ''mark-weeks.com'' : References {{Women's World Chess Championships Wo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's World Chess Championship
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. Unlike with most sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee, where competition is either "mixed" (containing everyone) or split into men and women, in chess women are both allowed to compete in the "open" division (including the World Chess Championship) yet also have a separate Women's Championship (only open to women). History Era of Menchik The Women's World Championship was established by FIDE in 1927 as a single tournament held alongside the Chess Olympiad. The winner of that tournament, Vera Menchik, did not have any special rights as the men's champion did—instead she had to defend her title by playing as many games as all the challengers. She did this successfully in every other championship in her lifetime (1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937 and 1939). Dominance of the Soviet Union players (1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne D'Autremont
Jeanne Marie Nancy d'Autremont (23 May 1899 – 4 November 1979), née de Martel, was a French chess player. She was a three-time French Women's Chess Champion (1928, 1929, 1932), and participated in the 1933 Women's World Chess Championship. Biography Originally from Brittany nobility, her father was the commander of a warship. In 1926, she married Lucien Bridet d'Autremont and moved to Paris. Three times she won the French Women's Chess Championship, moreover she always took the second place in these tournaments, but became the champion, because the winner did not have French citizenship. In 1928 and 1929 such a chess player turned out to be Paulette Schwartzmann, and in 1932 – Alice Tonini. She also took third place in the French Women's Chess Championship in 1927 and 1933. In 1933 she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship in Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 In English Sport
Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. * January 28 – "Pakistan Declaration": Choudhry Rahmat Ali publishes (in Cambridge, UK) a pamphlet entitled ''Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'', in which he calls for the creation of a Muslim state in northwest India that he calls " Pakstan"; this influences the Pakistan Movement. * January 30 ** National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. ** Édouard Daladier forms a government in France in succession to Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is succeeded on October 26 by Albert Sarraut and on November 26 by Camille Chautemps. February * February 1 – Adolf Hitler gives his "Proclamation to the Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone. It is the fifth most populous county in England, the most populous non-Metropolitan county and the most populous of the home counties. Kent was one of the first British territories to be settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the withdrawal of the Romans. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the oldest cathedral in England, has been the seat of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the conversion of England to Christianity that began in the 6th century with Saint Augustine. Rochester Cathedral in Medway is England's second-oldest cathedral. Located between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates England from mainland Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess In England
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games, such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess). The recorded history of chess goes back at least to the emergence of a similar game, chaturanga, in seventh-century India. The rules of chess as we know them today emerged in Europe at the end of the 15th century, with standardization and universal acceptance by the end of the 19th century. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide. Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no use of dice or cards. It is played on a chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the start, each player controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 In Chess
Events in chess in 1933: *The 5th Chess Olympiad (known at the time as the Folkestone Team Tournament or the Hamilton-Russell Cup) is held in Folkestone. The United States wins the gold medal, Czechoslovakia silver, and Sweden bronze. *The Women's World Championship is held in conjunction with the Olympiad. Vera Menchik (Czechoslovakia) easily retains her title. *The Bulgarian Championship is inaugurated in Varna. *''Chess Review'' is established by Isaac Kashdan. The leading American chess magazine for most of its run, the ''Chess Review'' would be published from January 1933 until November 1969 when it merged with '' Chess Life'' to form ''Chess Life & Review''. Tournaments * Hastings Christmas Congress, held 28 December 1932 to 6 January 1933, is won by Salo Flohr (Czechoslovakia) for the second consecutive year, scoring 7/9 with no losses. Vasja Pirc (Yugoslavia) is second with 6½ followed by Mir Sultan Khan with 6. *Masters tournament in Budapest is won by Esteba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's World Chess Championships
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardless of age. Typically, women inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, SRY-gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. A fully developed woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. Women have significantly less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Througho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisela Harum
Gisela Harum (1903 – 1995) was an Austrian chess player. She played four times in the Women's World Championship. She took 7th at London 1927 (Vera Menchik won), 3rd (behind V. Menchik and Regina Gerlecka) at Warsaw 1935, and tied for 17-20th at Stockholm 1937 (V. Menchik won). She was unable to participate at the Women's World Chess Championship 1933 in Folkestone due to financial reasons. Even though she was set to play, the Austrian Chess Federation ''Österreichischer Schachverband'' was unable to pay her expenses. The Olympiad team members of Austria also had to travel on their own cost but were able to collect enough money.''Die Schacholympiade in Folkestone''. Wiener Schachzeitung ''Wiener Schachzeitung'' (or ''Wiener Schach-Zeitung'', "''Viennese Chess Bulletin''") was the name of several Austrian chess periodicals published in Vienna between 1855 and 1949. Original publications (1855 and 1887-1888) The original publicat ..., issue 12, June 1933, p. 177– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulette Schwartzmann
Paulette Schwartzmann (November 19, 1894 – 1953?) was a French-Argentine chess player. Born in Kamenetz, Russian Empire, she emigrated to France around 1915. Schwartzmann won seven times the French women's chess championship (1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1938), although she was awarded the title only thrice. She became a French citizen on 21 December 1932. She played twice in the Women's World Chess Championship. In 1933, she took 6th at Folkestone (Vera Menchik won). In 1939, she tied for 9-10th at Buenos Aires (Vera Menchik–Stevenson won). In September 1939, when World War II broke out, Schwartzmann, along with many other participants of the 8th Chess Olympiad, decided to stay permanently in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... She was A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Chess Olympiad
The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. 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 Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ..., United Kingdom. The 4th Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad. Results Team standings : The English team still went under the name of Great Britain, even though it only consisted of English players and Scotland participated with their own team. Estonia was supposed to participate, but the team never showed up. Team results Individual medals : References 5th C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Tonini
Alice Tonini was an Italian 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 Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ... 1933 ( Vera Menchik won). In 1934, she played at Milan (''torneo principale'', Mario Napolitano won). References Italian female chess players Possibly living people Year of birth missing {{Italy-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Michell
Edith Mary Ann Michell (née Tapsell) (26 July 1872 in Croydon, Surrey – 18 October 1951 in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex) was an English female chess master. At the beginning of her career, she twice won Redhill Chess Club championships in 1906 and 1909. More than two decades later, she became the three times winner of the British Women's Chess Championship in 1931 (jointly), 1932, and 1935. She took 4th at Meran 1924 (unofficial European women's championship, Helene Cotton and Edith Holloway won). She tied for 4-5th at London 1927 ( the 1st Women's World Chess Championship) and took 4th at Folkestone 1933 (the 4th Women's World Chess Championship), both won by Vera Menchik. She was the wife of Reginald Pryce Michell Reginald Pryce Michell (9 April 1873 in Penzance – 19 May 1938 in Kingston-upon-Thames) was an English chess master. He was British Amateur Champion in 1902. He played in eight England vs. USA cable matches between 1901 and 1911, and twice repr .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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