The 3rd

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 ...

took place during the

4th Chess Olympiad The 4th Chess Olympiad ( cz, 4. Šachová olympiáda), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female playe ...

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between 12-26 July 1931. The tournament was played as a double

round-robin tournament A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...

. Vera Menchik successfully defended her title. The final results were as follows: :

References

{{Reflist Women's World Chess Championships 1931 in chess Sports competitions in Prague Chess in Czechoslovakia 1930s in Prague July 1931 sports events 1931 in women's sport