Overlooked No More: Vera Menchik, First Women’s Chess Champion

As the only woman in a tournament, she was often greeted with skepticism. She once responded by saying that she looked forward “to drinking some men’s blood.”

GAVIN EDWARDS
Author: GAVIN EDWARDS

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