Woman Grandmaster Jen Shahade pays tribute to the first Women’s World Champion, Vera Menchik. These games focus on Menchik’s classic rivalry with Sonja Graf.
Vera Menchik vs Sonja Graf-Stevenson, WWCC Match (1934)
Vera Menchik vs Sonja Graf-Stevenson, Semmering (1937): D46 Queen’s Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Bogolyubov variation