Edith Mary Ann Michell (née Tapsell) (26 July 1872 in

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– 18 October 1951 in

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) was an English female

chess 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 disti ...

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 The British Chess Championships are organised by the English Chess Federation. The main tournament incorporates the British Championship, the English Chess Championships and the British Women's Chess Championship so it is possible, although it has ...

in 1931 (jointly), 1932, and 1935. She took 4th at Meran 1924 (unofficial European women's championship, Helene Cotton and

Edith Holloway Edith Martha Holloway (6 December 1867 – 8 May 1956) was a volunteer nurse in Serbia during World War I and a British chess player. She was the daughter of sculptor John Denton Crittenden (1834–1877), who exhibited at the Royal Academy. Win ...

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 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, wher ...

), both won by

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 ...

. 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 ...

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