Women's World Chess Championship 1927

The First Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 1st Chess Olympiad 1927 in London. It was organized by FIDE and was played as a full round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik won the championship, conceding only half a point in her 11 games. The final results were as follows:[1][2][3][4]

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points
1	Vera Menchik (RUS)	-	1	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10½
2	Katarina Beskow (SWE)	0	-	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9
3	Paula Wolf-Kalmar (AUT)	0	1	-	1	1	1	0	½	0	1	½	1	7
4	Edith Holloway (ENG)	0	0	0	-	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	½	6
5	Edith Michell (ENG)	½	0	0	½	-	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	6
6	Edith Charlotte Price (ENG)	0	0	0	0	1	-	1	1	1	0	½	1	5½
7	Gisela Harum (AUT)	0	0	1	½	0	0	-	0	1	0	1	1	4½
8	Florence Hutchison-Stirling (SCO)	0	0	½	0	1	0	1	-	0	1	0	½	4
9	Marie Jeanne Frigard (FRA)	0	0	1	½	0	0	0	1	-	0	1	0	3½
10	Agnes Stevenson (ENG)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	-	½	0	3½
11	Sofie Synnevåg[5] (NOR)	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	1	0	½	-	1	3½
12	Martha Daunke (GER)	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	1	1	0	-	3

References

1. Stanisław Gawlikowski Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974 Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
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3. Campeonato Mundo femenino Londres 1927
4. http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/2739$wix.htm
5. Forename given in the Hastings and St Leonard's Observer for Saturday 02 July 1927