Women's World Chess Championship 1937 (Semmering)
The duel for the women's chess world championship in 1937 was a duel for the title of world chess champion, privately organized by the opponents, but recognized by the World Chess Federation, between the Czechoslovak defending champion Vera Menchik , who lives in London, and the German challenger Sonja Graf . It was held from June 26th to July 16th at the Grand Hotel Panhans on Semmering , just a few weeks before the tournament for the women's world chess championship in Stockholm .
Menchik had already played a duel against Graf in 1934, which was later incorrectly referred to as the World Cup. At that time, Menchik won with three wins and one loss without a draw.
Under the direction of Rudolf Spielmann , Sonja Graf has been preparing for the duel in Vienna since at least February 1937 and also took part in the Siegfried Reginald Wolf anniversary tournament from February 22nd as a “special attraction” .
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Vera Menchik clearly won the duel with 11.5: 4.5 points. While Sonja Graf played 4: 4 in the white games, including two wins against Menchik, the result in the black games was 0.5: 7.5, which is why the Viennese chess newspaper Menchik certified a better knowledge of the opening theory . Graf has shown talent and originality, but she lacks perseverance. Menchik was attested to be dangerous for the male chess masters due to her skill level as the only woman.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Victories | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menchik | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9 | 11½ |
| Count | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 4½ |
Individual references and sources
- ↑ News . In: Wiener Schachzeitung, Edition 3/4, February 1937. P. 58.
- ↑ Table taken from: Rainer Osenberg: WM 1937 in Semmering ( Memento from June 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on schachchronik.de, April 10, 2012. Accessed on December 15, 2012
- ↑ Wiener Schachzeitung: Miss Menschik remains world champion. Issue 11/12, June 1937. p. 169.